Gypsonoma sociana

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Gypsonoma sociana
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gypsonoma
Species:
G. sociana
Binomial name
Gypsonoma sociana
(Haworth, [1811]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix socianaHaworth, [1811]
  • Penthina neglectanaDuponchel in Godart, 1842

Gypsonoma sociana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe to Russia, China (Henan, Gansu) and Japan. [2]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae burrows into a twig of a Populus or Salix species (including Salix sachalinensis and Salix raddeana ) and later occupies a leaf bud.

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