Altica woodsi Isely, 1920** Map 19
Material examined.
New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2210°N, 67.7210°W, 12.VII.2004, K. Bredin, J. Edsall, & R. Webster, rich Appalachian hardwood forest, on foliage of Vitis riparia Michx. (4, RWC); same locality and collectors, 46.2252°N, 67.7190°W, 12.VII.2004, river margin, on foliage of Vitis riparia Michx. (2, NBM, RWC); same locality data, 1.VI.2005, M.-A. Giguère & R . Webster, river margin, on foliage of Vitis riparia Michx. (3, RWC); Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1925°N, 67.6725°W, 13.VII.2005, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, on foliage of Vitis riparia Michx. (1, RWC).
Collection and habitat data.
Altica woodsi was collected from the foliage of river bank or frost grape ( Vitis riparia Michx.) in a rich Appalachian hardwood forest, a mixed forest, and along river margins in New Brunswick. Adults were collected during June and July. The Virginia creeper ( Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.) is an alternate host used by both the larvae and adults (LeSage and Zmudzinska 2004).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.
ON, QC, NB (LeSage 2002; Riley et al. 2003).