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Species Retinia albicapitana - Northern Pitch Twig Moth - Hodges#2892

Wenzel's Pitch-blister Moth - Hodges#2891 (Retinia wenzeli)? - Retinia albicapitana

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Olethreutinae

Tribe Eucosmini

Genus Retinia

Species albicapitana (Northern Pitch Twig Moth - Hodges#2892)

Hodges Number

2892

Other Common Names

Nodulier du pin gris

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Retinia albicapitana (Busck, 1914)

Evetria albicapitana Busck, 1914

Petrova albicapitana

Phylogenetic sequence #620722

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet albicapitana from Latin meaning "white head."

Size

Wingspan 16-23 mm. (1)

Identification

Range

The Maritime Provinces of Canada to eastern British Columbia, Montana and Idaho. (2)

Types: MacDowall, Saskatchewan (J.C. Blumer); Boulder Junction, WI (S.A. Rohwer).

Season

Adults fly in June and July.

Food

Jack pine, lodgepole pine, mugho pine, ponderosa pine, red pine, scots pine.

Life Cycle

Eggs are laid in June. Larvae take two years to become adults.

Remarks

This moth is a pest of pine trees.

See Also

Wenzel's Pitch-blister Moth - Hodges#2891 (Retinia virginiana) lacks the dark hindwings of R. albipictana. See images of both species at MPG.

Print References

Busck, A. 1914. Descriptions of new Microlepidoptera of forest trees. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 16(4): 147

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Natural Resources Canada

August Busck (Wikipedia)

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae Carl Heinrich. 1923. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 1-298.

2.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by Jay Greenberg on 31 May, 2010 - 11:31am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Tony-2, Randy Hardy
Last updated 7 January, 2019 - 3:57pm

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