Eucopina tocullionana
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| Eucopina tocullionana | |
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| Eucopina tocullionana, white pine cone borer, New York | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Tribe: | Eucosmini |
| Genus: | Eucopina |
| Species: | E. tocullionana
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| Eucopina tocullionana (Heinrich, 1920)[1]
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Eucopina tocullionana (or Eucosma tocullionana), the white pine cone borer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from Minnesota to Quebec, south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.[2][3]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults can be found from early May to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed in the cones of Pinus strobus and Pinus virginiana. Larvae can be found from mid-June to the end of August.[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ Eucopina at tortricidae.com
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Eucopina tocullionana". Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ "Eucopina tocullionana species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ Groot, Peter de (2012). "Life History and Habits of the White Pine Cone Borer, Eucosma tocullionana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". The Canadian Entomologist. 130 (1): 79–90. doi:10.4039/Ent13079-1. ISSN 1918-3240. S2CID 85928149.
Further reading
[edit]- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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