Biology:Eucopina tocullionana
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Short description: Species of moth
| 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
- ↑ Eucopina at tortricidae.com
- ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Eucopina tocullionana". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3074.
- ↑ "Eucopina tocullionana species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/50556.
- ↑ 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. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/div-classtitlelife-history-and-habits-of-the-white-pine-cone-borer-span-classitaliceucosma-tocullionanaspan-lepidoptera-tortricidaediv/2178F91C7454CC4496BF6C04E6DE4323.
Further reading
- 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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819.
Wikidata ☰ Q5406214 entry
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