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]
Gretchena bolliana | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Gretchena |
Species: | G. bolliana
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Binomial name | |
Gretchena bolliana | |
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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]
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