Cydia garacana

Type

Native

Taxonomy

Cydia garacana (Kearfott) (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Grapholitini)

Synonyms: septicola (Enarmonia)

Adult Recognition

FWLFWL:
forewing length; the distance from the base of the forewing to the apex, including fringe
: 5.5-6.5 mm

Adults are gray-brown with two pairs of grayish-white dorsaldorsal:
upper, to the top, on the back
strigulae. An inconspicuous ocellusocellus:
forewing pattern element - an ovoid region anterior to the tornus; adult head - a simple insect "eye" located dorsal to the compound eye
is present in the distaldistal:
farthest from body, distant from point of attachment
region of the forewing. Males lack a forewing costal foldforewing costal fold:
a flap or fold at the base of the forewing that contains specialized sex scales
. The hindwing is brown.

Male genitalia are characterized by the absence of an uncusuncus:
a sclerotized process which is fused to the posterodorsal margin of tergum IX
and thin valvaevalva:
an appendage flanking the intromittent organ that is used to clasp the female during copulation
with a strongly constricted neck. Female genitalia are characterized by a sclerotizedsclerotized:
hardened; usually in reference to larval structures or adult genitalia
anterioranterior:
before, to the front, toward the head
portion of the ductus bursaeductus bursae:
a membranous tube connecting the ostium bursae to the corpus bursae
and two small, tack-like signasignum:
a sclerotized projection or patch on the interior of the corpus bursae
in the corpus bursaecorpus bursae:
a dilated membranous sac at the anterior end of the bursa copulatrix
.

Larval Morphology

The larva of Cydia garacana is undescribed. It is assumed to be similar to that of other Cydia species, including Cydia pomonella.

Similar Species

Cydia garacana is similar to other Nearctic Cydia, such as C. populana and C. flexiloqua . A genitalic dissection is recommended to confirm identity; consult Heinrich (1926)Heinrich (1926):
Heinrich, C. 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 132: 1-216. for genitalic differences between species listed here.

Biology

Life history information beyond the single host plant listed below is not known for this species.

Larvae feed on the leaves of Populus (cottonwood).

Host plant	Host plant family	Reference(s)
Populus sp.	Salicaceae	Brown et al. 1983Brown et al. 1983: Brown, R. L., Clarke, J. F. G. Habeck, D. H. 1983. New host records for Olethreutinae (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopteristsrsquo; Society. 37: 224-227.