Eucosma sonomana
| 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.
Larva
Damage
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.