Biology:Rhyacionia subtropica

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Short description: Species of moth

Rhyacionia subtropica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Rhyacionia
Species:
R. subtropica
Binomial name
Rhyacionia subtropica
Miller, 1961[1]

Rhyacionia subtropica, the subtropical pine tip moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States in southern Alabama and Florida.[2] It has also been recorded from Cuba and Belize.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. It is a variable species. The forewing costa is brown with ten to twelve white spots along the length. There is a rusty brown patch at the apex and a V- or Y-shaped rusty brown patch along the costa. There are two generations per year, although a partial third generation may occur.

The larvae feed on Pinus elliottii, Pinus palustris, Pinus thunbergiana and Pinus caribaea. They attack the tips of their host plant.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7321586 entry