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Eucosma sonomana (Western Pineshoot Borer)

Wikipedia Abstract

Eucosma sonomana, the western pineshoot borer, 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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Prey / Diet

Picea engelmannii (Engelmann spruce)[1]
Pinus banksiana (Hudson Bay pine)[1]
Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)[1]

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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
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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