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Species Argyrotaenia pinatubana - Pine Tube Moth - Hodges#3602

Tortricid IMG_5586 - Argyrotaenia pinatubana

Pine Tube Moth - Argyrotaenia pinatubana

Argyrotaenia pinatubana? - Argyrotaenia pinatubana

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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 Tortricinae

Tribe Archipini

Genus Argyrotaenia

Species pinatubana (Pine Tube Moth - Hodges#3602)

Hodges Number

3602

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Argyrotaenia pinatubana (Kearfott, 1905)

Eulia pinatubana Kearfott, 1905 (1)

Phylogenetic sequence #620261

Explanation of Names

Specific and common names for the tubes of pine needles constructed by the larva.

Size

Wingspan about 12-17 mm. (2)

Identification

Range

Eastern United States and southeastern Canada where ever white pine can be found. (2)

Food

Larvae tie together and feed on needles of white pine (Pinus strobus).

Life Cycle

See Chambers (1890) in Print References for life history, under Gelechia pinafoliella Chambers, as Kearfott recommends in his original description.

The larva lies within the tube it constructs by drawing from 5-20 needles together and fastening them with silk. It feeds on the tips of these needles.(3)

Overwinter as pupa in these tubes.(3)

Can be 2 generations per year.(3)

Print References

Chambers, V.T. 1890. The pine leaf miner. Fifth report of the United States Entomological Commission. 126. 793-797

Kearfott, W.D. 1905. New tortricids. The Canadian Entomologist 37(1): 9 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Wikipedia

Works Cited

1.	New tortricids. William Dunham Kearfott. 1905. The Canadian Entomologist 37(1): 9-11.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	Eastern Forest Insects Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.

Contributed by tom murray on 21 May, 2005 - 7:22am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Tony-2, anitagould, ceiseman, Randy Hardy, metrioptera, Jason Dombroskie, Marci Hess, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 30 August, 2023 - 3:13pm

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