Gypsonoma aceriana (Duponchel, 1843) Species
Last modified: Feb. 12, 2020, 11:44 a.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Gypsonoma > Species: Gypsonoma aceriana
- Vernacular names
- Populierenscheutboorder (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 66.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Mine
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late June till the end of August. They are active in late afternoon and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Populus
The larva lives in a shoot or leaf-stalk of Populus spp. An erect conical tube of frass at the entrance hole indicates the feeding-place. Pupation in a cocoon in a crevice of bark or amongst leaf-litter.
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