Rhyacionia subtropica

Rhyacionia subtropica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Rhyacionia
Species: R. subtropica
Binomial name
Rhyacionia subtropica
Miller, 1961[1]

Rhyacionia subtropica, the subtropical pine tip moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the United States in southern Alabama and Florida.[2] It has also been recorded from Cuba and Belize.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. It is a variable species. The forewing costa is brown with ten to twelve white spots along the length. There is a rusty brown patch at the apex and a V or Y shaped rusty brown patch along the costa. There are two generations per year, although a partial third generation may occur.

The larvae feed on Pinus elliottii, Pinus palustris, Pinus thunbergiana and Pinus caribaea. They attack the tips of their host plant.[3]

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