Taniva
| Taniva | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Taniva Heinrich, 1926 |
| Species: | T. albolineana |
| Binomial name | |
| Taniva albolineana (Kearfott, 1907)[1][2] | |
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Taniva is a genus of moths belonging to the Tortricidae family.[3] It contains only one species, Taniva albolineana, the spruce needleminer moth.
Distribution
It is found in the northern United States and Canada.[4]
Description
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
Biology
The larvae feed on various spruce tree species. They only feed on dead needles. They are green with a dark brown head.[5] The species overwinters in the larval stage in constructed nests made up of live and dead spruce needles. Pupation occurs from late May to early June in a green pupa in a grey cocoon.
Adults are on wing from mid-June to early July in one generation per year.
Gallery
Damage
Adults emerging
See also
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
- ↑ Bug Wood
External links
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