Rhyacionia subtropica, the subtropical pine tip moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States in southern Alabama and Florida.[2] It has also been recorded from Cuba and Belize.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Rhyacionia |
Species: | R. subtropica
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Binomial name | |
Rhyacionia subtropica Miller, 1961[1]
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The wingspan is about 18 mm.
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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