Rhyacionia bushnelli
| Rhyacionia bushnelli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Rhyacionia |
| Species: | R. bushnelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhyacionia bushnelli (Busck, 1914)[1] | |
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The Western Pine Tip Moth (Rhyacionia bushnelli) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, including Alabama,[2] Nebraska,[3] North Dakota and Montana.
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are mottled with yellowish grey and reddish brown. The hindwings are grey. There is usually one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the tips of Pinus species, including Pinus ponderosa. Young larvae feed between needles or mine them, while later instars feed inside needle sheaths or buds, then enter new shoots, and mine within developing shoots. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[4]
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