Pococera robustella

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| taxon = Pococera robustella

| authority = (Zeller, 1848){{cite web|url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search|website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |accessdate=June 8, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5595 |title=mothphotographersgroup |publisher=Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18}}

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  • Tetralopha robustella Zeller, 1848
  • Tetralopha diluculella Grote, 1880

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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.{{cite web|url=http://bugguide.net/node/view/39600 |title=Bug Guide |publisher=Bug Guide |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18}}{{cite web|url=http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/trees/moths/pine_webworm.htm |title=Florida Featured Creatures |publisher=Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18}}

The larvae feed on the needles of various Pinus species.

Gallery

Image:Pococera robustella larvae.jpg|Larvae

Image:Pococera robustella damage.jpg|Damage

Image:Pococera robustella damage1.jpg|Damage

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Category:Moths described in 1848

Category:Epipaschiinae

Category:Moths of North America

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