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Species Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum - Hodges#3495

Dotted Ecdytolopha Moth - Hodges #3495 - Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum Dotted Ecdytolopha Moth - Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum Tortricid IMG_4739 - Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum Unk Moth June 11 - Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum Unknown Tortricid - Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum White dotted moth - Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum moth 2019_06_28 IMG_0898 - Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Grapholitini
Genus Gymnandrosoma
Species punctidiscanum (Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum - Hodges#3495)
Hodges Number
3495
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum Dyar, 1904
Ecdytolopha punctidiscana
Size
Wingspan: ♂ 18-19, ♀ 21-25 mm (Dyar, 1904).
Range
Records from the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada. (1)
Described material: Washington, D.C. (L.O. Howard, May); New Brighton, PA (H.D. Merrick, June 2, Aug. 25); Newark, NJ (W.D. Kearfott, 11 Aug.); Long Island, NY.
Food
Known foodplants include locust and red oak.
See Also
Cryptaspasma bipenicilla - does not have the thoracic tuft of Ecdytolopha punctidiscanum.
Print References
Dyar, H.G. 1904. A new genus and species of Tortricidae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 6(1): 60.