Dotted Ecdytolopha Moth
Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum Dyar, 1904
Dotted Ecdytolopha Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6054
Synonyms
Dotted Gymnandrosoma Moth  Ecdytolopha punctidiscana  Gymnandrosoma punctidiscana  Hodges #3495 
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109 Records

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Larval host plants include locust and Northern Red Oak (Gilligan, Wright, & Gibson, 2008).

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Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gymnandrosoma
Species:
G. punctidiscanum
Binomial name
Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum
Dyar, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Ecdytolopha punctidiscana
  • Cydia punctidiscana

Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum, the dotted ecdytolopha moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from March to November, with most records from May to August.

The larvae feed on Robinia species.[3]

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