Gypsonoma oppressana
Species of moth
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Gypsonoma oppressana, commonly known as the poplar bud-worm, is a moth belonging to the Tortricidae family. It is found on Madeira and in central and southern Europe, from Transcaucasia to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Gypsonoma |
| Species: | G. oppressana |
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| Gypsonoma oppressana (Treitschke, 1835)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on Populus nigra, Populus alba, and Populus tremula.
