Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pitch Twig Moth (Retinia comstockiana)

Pitch Twig Moth Retinia comstockiana Fernald, 1879

Synonyms: Hodges #2889, Petrova comstockiana.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Tortricidae > Genus Retinia Pitch Twig Moth - Retinia comstockiana - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/5909

Larval host plants include Pitch Pine, Scots Pine, and Red Pine (Gilligan, Wright, & Gibson, 2008).

There are 19 records in the project database.

A Pitch Twig Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Pitch Twig Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/2/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Pitch Twig Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/11/2015). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

Pitch Twig Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/22/2015). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Pitch Twig Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/16/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Pitch Twig Moth. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

A Pitch Twig Moth. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

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