| Taniva | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Taniva Heinrich, 1926 |
| Species: | T. albolineana |
| Binomial name | |
| Taniva albolineana (Kearfott, 1907)[1][2] |
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Taniva is a genus of moths belonging to the Tortricidae family.[3] It contains only one species, the Spruce Needleminer Moth (Taniva albolineana).
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It is found in the northern United States and Canada.[4]
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
The larvae feed on various spruce tree species. They only feed on dead needles. They are green with a dark brown head.[5] The species overwinters in the larval stage in constructed nests made up of live and dead spruce needles. Pupation occurs from late May to early June in a green pupa in a grey cocoon.
Adults are on wing from mid June to early July in one generation per year.