Eucosma tocullionana

Eucosma tocullionana (or Eucopina tocullionana),[2] 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.[3]

Eucosma tocullionana
Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Eucosma
Species:
E. tocullionana
Binomial name
Eucosma tocullionana
Heinrich, 1920[1]

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
  1. Eucosma at tortricidae.com
  2. Moth Photographers Group
  3. Bug Guide
  4. 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.


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