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Pococera robustella

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Pococera robustella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pococera
Species:
P. robustella
Binomial name
Pococera robustella
(Zeller, 1848)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tetralopha robustella Zeller, 1848
  • Tetralopha diluculella Grote, 1880

Pococera robustella, the pine webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in southern Canada and the eastern United States from Minnesota to New England and south to Florida.[3][4]

The larvae feed on the needles of various Pinus species.

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References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  4. ^ "Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-18.