Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


northern pitch twig moth
Retinia albicapitana (Busck)

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northern pitch twig moth
Retinia albicapitana
Damage
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - FIA


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Tortricoidea
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Tribe: Eucosmini
Genus: Retinia

Other System Links

NPDN Pest: ITBUCXA



References

Common Name Reference: Drooz AT, ed. 1989. Insects of eastern forests. Misc. Publ. 1426. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 608 p.
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