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Datasheet

Operophtera bruceata (bruce spanworm)

Summary

  • Last modified
  • 15 May 2008
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Operophtera bruceata
  • Preferred Common Name
  • bruce spanworm
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Operophtera bruceata Hulst

Preferred Common Name

  • bruce spanworm

Other Scientific Names

  • Rachela bruceata Hulst

International Common Names

  • French: arpenteuse de Bruce

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Lepidoptera
  •                         Family: Geometridae
  •                             Genus: Operophtera
  •                                 Species: Operophtera bruceata

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

NORTH AMERICA

CanadaPresentCAB Abstracts
-British ColumbiaPresentCAB Abstracts
-OntarioUnconfirmed record
-SaskatchewanUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Malus domestica (apple)RosaceaeUnknown
Rubus idaeus (raspberry)RosaceaeUnknown
Vaccinium (blueberries)EricaceaeUnknown

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Bacillus thuringiensis kurstakiPathogenLarvae
Buathra dorsicarinataParasite
Calosoma frigidumPredatorLarvae
Hemipenthes catulinaParasite
Pimpla hesperusParasite

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Canada: PresentCanada
See regional map for distribution within the countryCanada
See regional map for distribution within the countryCanada
See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (north america) Canada: PresentBritish Columbia: PresentOntario: Unconfirmed recordSaskatchewan: Unconfirmed record
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