Pococera robustella Zeller, 1848 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pococera robustella Zeller, 1848

Pococera robustella Zeller, 1848

Pococera robustella, the pine webworm moth, is a Pyralidae moth found in North America whose larvae feed on pine needles.

Family
Genus
Pococera
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pococera robustella Zeller, 1848

Pococera robustella, commonly known as the pine webworm moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Pyralidae. This species is distributed in southern Canada, and in the eastern United States, ranging from Minnesota to New England, and extending southward to Florida. The larvae of Pococera robustella feed on the needles of multiple different Pinus species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Pyralidae › Pococera

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