Synalocha gutierreziae

Synalocha gutierreziae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.[2]

Synalocha gutierreziae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Synalocha
Species:
S. gutierreziae
Binomial name
Synalocha gutierreziae
J.A. Powell, 1985[1]

The length of the forewings is about 6.5-7.9 mm for males and 6.5-10.5 mm for females. Adult males are on wing in October and November. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Gutierrezia sarothrae and Gutierrezia microcephalum.[3] Pupation occurs in tied leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Powell, J.A., 1985: Discovery of two new species and genera of shaggy Tortricids related to Synnoma and Niasoma (Tortricidiae: Sparganothini). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 24 (1): 61-71. Full article: [1].