Seticosta rubicola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Guatemala. Larvae have been intercepted on Rubus plants arriving in the United States from Guatemala.
Seticosta rubicola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Seticosta |
Species: | S. rubicola
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Binomial name | |
Seticosta rubicola Brown & Nishida, 2003[1]
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The length of the forewings is 5-8.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Rubus species, including Rubus eriocarpus and Rubus vulcanicola.[2]
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