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Eucosma monitorana

Wikipedia Abstract

Eucosma monitorana, the red pinecone borer moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, including Pennsylvania, Ontario, Wisconsin and Maryland. The wingspan is about 17 mm. The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus resinosa. They feed on the cones of their host plant. Pupation takes place in the soil.
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Prey / Diet

Pinus banksiana (Hudson Bay pine)[1]
Pinus resinosa (Norway pine)[1]
Pinus virginiana (Virginia pine)[1]

Predators

Exeristes comstockii[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0