Eucopina tocullionana

Eucopina tocullionana (or Eucosma tocullionana), the white pine cone borer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from Minnesota to Quebec, south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.[2][3]

Eucopina tocullionana
Eucopina tocullionana, white pine cone borer, New York
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Tribe: Eucosmini
Genus: Eucopina
Species:
E. tocullionana
Binomial name
Eucopina tocullionana
(Heinrich, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
Eucosma tocullionana Heinrich, 1920

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults can be found from early May to August. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed in the cones of Pinus strobus and Pinus virginiana. Larvae can be found from mid-June to the end of August.[4]

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