Source: Wikipedia
Retinia comstockiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Retinia |
Species: | R. comstockiana
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Binomial name | |
Retinia comstockiana | |
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Retinia comstockiana, the pitch twig moth or Comstock's retinia moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, including Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania.[3]
The larvae feed on Pinus rigida. They bore into the twigs of their host plant.
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