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Retinia comstockiana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Retinia comstockiana

Similar
  
Rhyacionia, Rhyacionia buoliana, Olethreutinae

Retinia comstockiana, the pitch twig moth or Comstock's retinia moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the United States, including Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania.

The larvae feed on Pinus rigida. They bore into the twigs of their host plant.

References

Retinia comstockiana Wikipedia