Bug FAQWhite Pine Coneborer Moth
Eucopina tocullionana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Also called: White Pinecone Borer Moth
The white pine cone borer moth has a wingspan of about 18 mm. It lives in North America, from Minnesota and Quebec down the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is about 18 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found from Minnesota to Quebec and south along the Appalachians to northern Georgia.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae feed inside the cones of eastern white pine and Virginia pine.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
One generation occurs each year. Larvae can be found from mid-June through the end of August.
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When you see it
Adults are present from early May to August.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Native to North America, ranging from Minnesota and Quebec down to northern Georgia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New York, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
How many generations does this moth have each year?
There is one generation per year.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucopina_tocullionana
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.