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Florida 4-H Forest Ecology

Florida 4-H Forest Ecology

Pine Tip Moth: Images

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Shoot tip broken open to expose Nantucket pine tip moth larva in loblolly pine
Shoot tip broken open to expose Nantucket pine tip moth larva in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).
Photo credit: Darrell Ross, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org

Damage done by Nantucket pine tip moth on Caribbean pine
Damage done by Nantucket pine tip moth on Caribbean pine (Pinus caribea).
Photo credit: William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org

Adult Nantucket pine tip moth
Adult Nantucket pine tip moth (Rhyacionia frustrana).
Photo credit: USDA Forest Service Archive, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Adult subtropical pine tip moth
Adult subtropical pine tip moth (Rhyacionia subtropica).
Photo credit: Harry O. Yates III, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org


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