''Lotisma trigonana'' is a
moth in the
Copromorphidae
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family. It is found along the Pacific coast of
North America
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, from
Alaska to
Costa Rica
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.
The
wingspan is 14–22 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Gaultheria shallon'', but have also been recorded feeding on
cranberry.
Bug Guide
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Subspecies
*''Lotisma trigonana trigonana''
*''Lotisma trigonana durangoensis'' Heppner, 1986 (Mexico: Durango)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Copromorphidae
Moths described in 1879
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