Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Pine Tip Moths (Rhyacionia) » Rhyacionia bushnelli - Hodges#2883 (Rhyacionia bushnelli)

Species Rhyacionia bushnelli - Hodges#2883

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Rhyacionia fumosana? - Rhyacionia bushnelli
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both
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 Rhyacionia (Pine Tip Moths)
Species bushnelli (Rhyacionia bushnelli - Hodges#2883)
Hodges Number
2883
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Rhyacionia bushnelli (Busck, 1914)
Evitria bushnelli Busck, 1914 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #620711
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet in honor of Colonel George Ensign Bushnell (1853-1924) "to whom is due credit to all the information we have on its biology." (1)
Size
Wingspan 12-19 mm. (1)
Forewing length 5-8 mm. (2)
Range
Records from Montana, North Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Alabama and Maryland. (3), (2)
Type locality: Fort Bayard, New Mexico (G.E. Bushnell).
Food
Larvae feed gregariously on the terminal twigs of pine, including ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana). (4), (1)
Life Cycle
One generation per year in the Dakotas, 2 per year in Nebr.(5)
Remarks
The adults is indistinguishable from the Nantucket pine tip moth (R. frustrana), altho it tends to be larger. It is believed this species is separate because of its overwintering habit and size.(5) - See also Miller's taxonomic review.
Print References
Busck, A. 1914. Descriptions of new microlepidoptera of forest trees. Proceedings of The Entomological Society of Washington 16: 144. (1)
Miller, W.E. 1967. Taxonomic review of the Rhyacionia frustrana group of pine-tip moths, with description of a new species. Can. Ento.99(6): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/abs/taxonomic-review-of-the-rhyacionia-frustrana-group-of-pinetip-moths-with-description-of-a-new-species-olethreutidae/6AC68A4B127D221F0569538C41278CCA.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
August Busck (Wikipedia)
Works Cited
1.Descriptions of new Microlepidoptera of forest trees
August Busck. 1914. Proceedings of The Entomological Society of Washington 16: 143-150.
2.Nearctic pine tip moths of the genus Rhyacionia: Biosystematic review (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Olethreutinae)
Powell, Jerry A. 1978. United States Department of Agriculture.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
5.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
Contributed by tom murray on 26 September, 2009 - 8:05pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Marci Hess, Steve Morris
Last updated 27 August, 2023 - 1:11pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact