Bondia comonana is a animal in the Carposinidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Bondia comonana

Bondia comonana

Bondia comonana, the prune limb borer, is a North American Carposinidae moth whose larvae bore into Prunus and Quercus limbs.

Family
Genus
Bondia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Bondia comonana

Bondia comonana, commonly known as the prune limb borer, is a moth species that belongs to the Carposinidae family. It was first described by William D. Kearfott in 1907. This species is native to North America, with recorded distributions ranging from Washington to Colorado, Arizona, and California, and spanning across southern Canada to Maine. Male moths of this species have a wingspan between 14 and 19 mm, while female moths have a slightly smaller wingspan ranging from 13 to 18 mm. The larvae of Bondia comonana bore into the limbs of Prunus and Quercus plant species.

Photo: (c) Jacques Larivée, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jacques Larivée · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Carposinidae Bondia

More from Carposinidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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