Taniva
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Genus: | Taniva Heinrich, 1926
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Species: | T. albolineana
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Taniva albolineana (Kearfott, 1907)
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Taniva is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the family Tortricidae erected by Carl Heinrich in 1926.[1] Its only species, Taniva albolineana, the spruce needleminer moth, was first described by William D. Kearfott in 1907.[2][3]
Distribution
It is found in the northern United States and Canada.[4]
Description
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
Biology
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.
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Adults emerging
See also
References
- ^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricid.net. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "620473.00 – 2745 – Taniva albolineana – Spruce Needleminer – (Kearfott, 1907)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Bodeux, B. (2006). "Species Details Endothenia albolineana". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "Spruce Needleminer (Taniva albolineana)". BugwoodWiki. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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