Epinotia radicana
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epinotia |
| Species: | E. radicana |
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| Epinotia radicana (Heinrich, 1923)[1] | |
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The Red-Striped Needleworm Moth (Epinotia radicana) is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in western North America, including British Columbia and the Alberta.
The wingspan is 12-15 mm.
The larvae have been recorded on Abies balsamea, Abies concolor, Abies grandis, Abies lasiocarpa, Abies magnifica, Juniperus, Larix laricina, Larix lyallii, Larix occidentalis, Picea engelmanni, Picea glauca, Picea mariana, Picea pungens, Picea rubens, Picea sitchensis, Pinus contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Thuja plicata and Tsuga heterophylla. They feed on the needles of their host plant. They usually feed at the tip of the opening bud, webbing the bud cap to the tip. Old larvae enters a three to four week non-feeding period in which they lose all markings and coloration. They then hide among foliage debris where pupation takes place.
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