Argyrotaenia tabulana, the jack pine tube moth or lodgepole needletier moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.[2]

Argyrotaenia tabulana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Argyrotaenia
Species:
A. tabulana
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia tabulana
Freeman, 1944[1]
Synonyms
  • Argyrotaenia tabluana

The wingspan is about 14–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to October.

The larvae feed on Picea glauca, Picea engelmannii, Pinus species (including Pinus albicaulis, Pinus banksiana, Pinus contorta, Pinus monticola, Pinus ponderosa), Pseudotsuga menziesii and Tsuga heterophylla.[3]

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