Biology:Galasa nigrinodis

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Short description: Species of moth

Galasa nigrinodis
Galasa nigrinodis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Galasa
Species:
G. nigrinodis
Binomial name
Galasa nigrinodis
(Zeller, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cordylopeza nigrinodis Zeller, 1873
  • Galasa rubrana Fitch, 1891
  • Galasa palmipes Grote & Robinson, 1891

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.

in defensive stance

The larvae feed on the leaves of Buxus species. They tie together and eat dead leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fPages%2fReports%2fTaxonomyReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
  2. ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/24031. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5517981 entry




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