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Pococera robustella

Pococera robustella, the pine webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in southern Canada and the eastern United States from Minnesota to New England and south to Florida.

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Pococera robustella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pococera
Species:
P. robustella
Binomial name
Pococera robustella
(Zeller, 1848)12
Synonyms
  • Tetralopha robustella Zeller, 1848
  • Tetralopha diluculella Grote, 1880

Pococera robustella, the pine webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in southern Canada and the eastern United States from Minnesota to New England and south to Florida.34

The larvae feed on the needles of various Pinus species.

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References

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  4. "Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-18.