Eucosma sonomana
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Eucosma sonomana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Eucosma |
Species: | E. sonomana |
Binomial name | |
Eucosma sonomana Kearfott, 1907 | |
The Western Pineshoot Borer (Eucosma sonomana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in western North America.
The wingspan is 16-22 mm. Adults are on wing for two to three months during the spring. There is one generation per year.
Larvae feed on pine species and is considered a pest on Pinus ponderosa. They mine the pith of terminal shoots.
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