Biology:Bondia comonana

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Short description: Species of moth

Bondia comonana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Bondia
Species:
B. comonana
Binomial name
Bondia comonana
(Kearfott, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Carposina comonana Kearfott, 1907
  • Carposina euryleuca Meyrick, 1912

Bondia comonana, the prune limb borer, is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1907. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington (state) to Colorado, Arizona and California and across southern Canada to Maine.

The wingspan is 14–19 mm for males and 13–18 mm for females.

The larvae bore into the limbs of Prunus and Quercus species.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16750150 entry