Gretchena bolliana

Gretchena bolliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gretchena
Species:
G. bolliana
Binomial name
Gretchena bolliana
(Slingerland, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Steganoptycha bolliana Slingerland, 1896
Gretchena bolliana, pecan bud moth, size: 8.6 mm
Gretchena bolliana, pecan bud moth, size: 9.2 mm

Gretchena bolliana, the pecan bud moth or gray-flanked gretchena moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.[3]

Damage

The wingspan is about 17 mm. There are probably five or six generations per year.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Carya illinoinensis.[4]

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ The Pecan Bud Moth: Pest of Nursery Stock and Transplanted Pecans
  4. ^ Bug Guide


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