Rhyacionia subtropica

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Rhyacionia subtropica
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Tortricidae. 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.

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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