Synnoma

Synnoma is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.[3] It contains only one species, the rabbitbrush webbing moth (Synnoma lynosyrana), which is found in North America, including Arizona.[4]

Synnoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Subfamily:
Tortricinae
Genus:
Synnoma

Walsingham, 1879
Species:
S. lynosyrana
Binomial name
Synnoma lynosyrana
Synonyms
  • Synnoma linosyrana Meyrick, in Wagner, 1912

The wingspan is 14–21 mm. Adults have gray-brown wings speckled with dark spots and often some whitish patches. Females do not fly. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Chrysothamnus, Ericameria and Gutierrezia species. The larvae create dense tents of silk mixed with food fragments, frass and cast skins. They are grayish green.[5]

See also

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  4. Bug Guide
  5. Bug Wood
  • Larvae
  • Tent


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