Galasa nigrinodis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Galasa |
Species: | G. nigrinodis |
Binomial name | |
Galasa nigrinodis | |
Synonyms | |
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Galasa nigrinodis, the boxwood leaftier moth or boxwood webworm, is moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in eastern North America. [2]
The wingspan is 13–20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Buxus species. They tie together and eat dead leaves of their host plant.
Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects that rest in wing-spread attitudes.
Niphograpta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, the water hyacinth moth. It is native to the Amazon basin, but has been introduced in North America, Africa and Australia to control the spread of water hyacinth.
Fissicrambus mutabilis, the changeable grass-veneer or striped sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Quebec to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois and north to Ontario.
Diastictis ventralis, the white-spotted brown moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America.
Scoparia basalis, the many-spotted scoparia moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
Urola nivalis, the snowy urola moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from southern Canada and Maine, south to Florida and west to Illinois and Texas.
Pyrausta acrionalis, the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Aphomia terrenella, the terrenella bee moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in North America from Michigan, Ontario, Quebec and New York south to Georgia.
Pantographa limata, the basswood leafroller moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Quebec.
Evergestis rimosalis, commonly known as the cross-striped cabbageworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in most of the eastern United States.
Galasa is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.
Galasa concordalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Galasa. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913 and is known from Brazil.
Galasa costalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Galasa. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913 and is known from Costa Rica.
Galasa cuprealis is a species of snout moth in the genus Galasa. It was described by George Hampson in 1906 and is known from Paraguay.
Galasa modestalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Galasa. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913 and is known from French Guiana.
Galasa nigripunctalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Galasa. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913 and is known from the United States, including Arizona and Maryland.
Galasa rubidana is a species of snout moth in the genus Galasa. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 and is known from Jamaica.
Galasa rugosalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Galasa. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913 and is known from French Guiana.
Galasa vulgalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Galasa. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913 and is known from Brazil.
Psylla buxi, known generally as the boxwood psyllid or box sucker, is a species of plant-parasitic hemipteran in the family Psyllidae. It is native to Europe and introduced to North America.