Cydia toreuta
Appearance
Eastern pine seedworm moth | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cydia |
Species: | C. toreuta
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Binomial name | |
Cydia toreuta (Grote, 1873)
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Cydia toreuta, the eastern pine seedworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America.
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The wingspan is about 13 mm.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Pinus resinosa and Pinus banksiana.
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