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Ecdytolopha insiticiana

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Ecdytolopha insiticiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ecdytolopha
Species:
E. insiticiana
Binomial name
Ecdytolopha insiticiana
Zeller, 1875

Ecdytolopha insiticiana, the locust twig borer is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, including Pennsylvania, Iowa, West Virginia, Arkansas, Massachusetts, New York and Ontario.

Damage
Larva

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia. The larvae feed within the stem pith of seedlings, stump sprouts and new stem growth of older trees.

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