Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Section Cossina Scientific name Gypsonoma minutana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Tortricidae Rank Species | |
Similar Gypsonoma, Eucosma conterminana, Eriopsela quadrana, Epinotia cruciana, Gravitarmata margarotana | ||
Gypsonoma minutana, the poplar tortricid, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Europe (north up to Finland) and North Africa, Turkey, Transcaucasia, Ural, Kazakhstan, from central Asia to Siberia and eastern Russia, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China and Japan.
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in July in England. In Japan, there are two to three generations per year (in June, July and August). In Italy, there are two to three generations per year, with adults on wing from late May to mid-June, late July to mid-August and from mid-September to late October.
The larvae feed on Populus nigra, Populus alba and Populus tremula. The larvae feed between whorls and closely joined leaves. It is recorded as a serious pest in parks in Russia.