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Species Cydia gallaesaliciana - Hodges#3479

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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 Cydia
Species gallaesaliciana (Cydia gallaesaliciana - Hodges#3479)
Hodges Number
3479
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cydia gallaesaliciana (Riley, 1881)
Grapholitha gallaesaliciana Riley, 1881 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin galla and salici meaning "galls on willow." (1)
Size
FWL: 5.0-6.5mm
Range
Nova Scotia to Manitoba, south to Texas.
Food
Larvae feed in galls on stems of Salix (Willow). (1)
Print References
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States. p.182.300. (2)
Riley, C.V., 1881. Descriptions of some new Tortricidae (leaf-rollers). Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 4: 320. (1)
Works Cited
1.Descriptions of some new Tortricidae (Leaf Rollers).
Riley, C.V. 1881. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, 4: 316-324.
2.Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States, An Identification Guide
Gilligan, Todd M., Donald J. Wright, and Loran D. Gibson. 2008. Ohio Biological Survey, P.O. Box 21370, Columbus, Ohio 43221-0370.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems