Cottonwood Twig Borer Moth
Gypsonoma haimbachiana Kearfott, 1907
Cottonwood Twig Borer Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/5979
Synonyms
Hodges #3226 
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7 Records

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Relationships

Larval host plants include Eastern Cottonwood (Gilligan, Wright, & Gibson, 2008).

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Gypsonoma haimbachiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gypsonoma
Species:
G. haimbachiana
Binomial name
Gypsonoma haimbachiana
Synonyms
  • Epinotia haimbachiana Kearfott, 1907

Gypsonoma haimbachiana, the cottonwood twig borer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Canada to the Gulf Coast of the United States and west to Missouri.[3]

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are ash grey. There are four or more generations per year in the southern part of their range.

The larvae feed on Populus sect. Aigeiros and other Populus species.

Etymology

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The species is named for Frank Haimbach, who collected the first specimens in Cincinnati, Ohio.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ BugWood
  4. ^ Bug Guide


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