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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Grapholitini » Cydia » Slash Pine Seedworm Moth  - Hodges#3488 (Cydia anaranjada)

Species Cydia anaranjada - Slash Pine Seedworm Moth - Hodges#3488

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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 Grapholitini
Genus Cydia
Species anaranjada (Slash Pine Seedworm Moth - Hodges#3488)
Hodges Number
3488
Other Common Names
Slash Pine seedworms
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cydia anaranjada (Miller, 1959)
Laspeyresia anaranjada Miller, 1959 (1)
Explanation of Names
anaranjado (de color naranja) of orange color.
Numbers
There are more than 50 Cydia species found in America north of Mexico. (2)
Size
Wingspan 16 mm. (1)
Identification
The orange color distinguishes Cydia anaranjada from the others in the genus. (1)
The original description as Laspeyresia anaranjada Miller is available in the PDF. (1)
Range
Georgia, Florida. (3), (1), (4)
Season
Heppner reports adults in January, April to June, September. (4)
Food
Larval hosts include: (1), (4)
Pinus elliottii Engelm. (slash pine).
Pinus palustris Mill. (longleaf pine).
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid singly or in small clusters on 2nd-year cones. Young larvae bore into the cones and feed on the seed, then lining the tunnels between seeds with silk. A single larva consumes from 5-7 seeds.(5)
Overwinters as a full-grown larva that has bored into the woody cone axis.(5)
One generation per year.(5)
See Also
Cydia ingens which is grayish instead of orange. More details in the PDF. (1)
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Miller, W. E. 1959. A unique new North American species of pine-cone-feeding Laspeyresia related to L. ingens Heinrich (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae). Florida Entomologist. 42:131-134, figs. 1, 3-4, 6, 8. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
tortricidae.com
Dalton State University
William E. Miller (Lepidopterists' Society tribute)
Works Cited
1.A unique new North American species of pine-cone-feeding Laspeyresia related to L. ingens Heinrich (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae)
W. E. Miller. 1959. The Florida Entomologist 42(3): 131-134.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
4.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
5.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 4 June, 2012 - 1:10am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Marci Hess
Last updated 28 August, 2023 - 1:35pm

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