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Gypsonoma salicicolana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gypsonoma

Gypsonoma salicicolana

Gypsonoma salicicolana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec to Florida, west through Texas to California and north to Alberta.

The length of the forewings is 4.3-6.2 mm. The forewings are dark greyish brown from the base to the antemedial line. The postmedial band is also dark greyish brown and crosses the wing. The median band and subterminal band are paler yellowish brown. The hindwings are uniform greyish brown. The main flight period is May to July.

The larvae feed on leaves of Salix species, including Salix cordata, Salix humilis, and Salix interior.

References

Gypsonoma salicicolana Wikipedia