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Conifers (Pinales)

Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii), eastern juniper (Juniperus virginiana), tamarack (Larix laricina), and more

Figure 1. Japanese black pines in fixed dune habitat on Block Island, mid-April.
Figure 2. Juniper in fixed dune habitat on Block Island, mid-April.

List of species:

Gracillariidae

Marmara fasciella (Chambers, 1875)

Cosmopterigidae

Periploca nigra Hodges, 1962

Gelechiidae

Coleotechnites albicostata (Freeman, 1965)

Coleotechnites florae (Freeman, 1960)

Coleotechnites variiella (Chambers, 1872)

Exoteleia sp.

Battaristis vittella (Busck, 1916)

Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius, 1781)

Argyresthiidae

Argyresthia alternatella Kearfott, 1908

Argyresthia thuiella (Packard, 1871)

Tortricidae

Taniva albolineana (Kearfott, 1907)

Rhyacionia buolliana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Rhyacionia rigidana (Fernald, 1880)

Eucopina cocana (Kearfott, 1907)

Eucopina tocullionana (Heinrich, 1920)

Zeiraphera canadensis Mutuura & Freeman, [1967]

Cydia toreuta (Grote, 1873)

Argyrotaenia pinatubana (Kearfott, 1905)

Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens, 1865)

Choristoneura houstonana (Grote, 1873)

Pyralidae

Pococera maritimalis (McDunnough, 1939)

Dioryctria abietivorella (Grote, 1878)

Dioryctria reniculelloides Mutuura & Munroe, 1973

Dioryctria disclusa Heinrich, 1953

Dioryctria zimmermani (Grote, 1877)

Moodna pallidostrinella Neunzig, 1990

Geometridae

Macaria minorata Packard, 1873

Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866

Macaria sexmaculata Packard, 1867

Caripeta piniata (Packard, 1870)

Patalene olyzonaria (Walker, 1860)

Species recorded on conifers and other plants as well

Tortricidae: Spilonota ocellana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) [polyphagous, woody plants, with records on Larix and Picea (both Pinaceae)]; Argyrotaenia velutinana (Walker, 1863) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants, with records from several conifers]; Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris, 1841) [polyphagous, mainly woody plants, with records from several conifers]; Choristoneura conflictana (Walker, 1863) [feed mainly on <i>Populus</i>]; Archips argyrospila (Walker, 1863) [polyphagous, woody plants, primarily a wide variety of trees]; Syndemis afflictana (Walker, 1863); [polyphagous, woody plants, mainly trees, including conifers]; Xenotemna pallorana (Robinson, 1869) [feed primarily on herbaceous Fabaceae but are polyphagous, have been reported to cause injury to young pines in plantations]; Sparganothis sulfureana (Clemens, 1860) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants, with records from several conifers]; Amorbia humerosana Clemens, 1860 [polyphagous, woody plants, mainly trees, including conifers]

Pyralidae: Moodna ostrinella (Clemens, 1860) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants, with records from <i>Pinus</i>]

Limacodidae: Malacosoma disstria Hübner, 1820 [larvae feed on a variety of trees, have been recorded on Pinaceae in outbreak years]

Geometridae: not checked yet

Sphingidae: Sphinx gordius Cramer, 1780 [polyphagous, woody plants including Pinaceae]; Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828 [polyphagous, woody plants including Pinaceae]

Erebidae: Idia americalis (Guenée, 1854) [detritivore, fungivore, lichenivore; records on HOSTS of Picea and Pseudotsuga (both Pinaceae) may be for live foliage, needle beds, or perhaps fungal associates of conifers]; Idia aemula Hübner, 1814 [detritivore; feeding on live pine needles doubtful on Block Island — see note on taxon page]; Zanclognatha cruralis (Guenée, 1854) [leaf litter, with records on live conifer needles]; Palthis angulalis (Hübner, 1796) [polyphagous on a wide variety of trees]; Zale minerea (Guenée, 1852) [polyphagous, mainly trees]

Noctuidae: Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants, with several records from conifers]; Acronicta oblinita (J.E. Smith, 1797) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants]; Acronicta sperata (Grote, 1873) [polyphagous, all records on trees]; Abagrotis alternata (Grote, 1864) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants]; Actebia fennica (Tauscher, 1806) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants]; Balsa tristrigella (Walker, 1866) [records from Crataegus, Picea; surely relies on one or more other taxa on Block Island]; Elaphria versicolor (Grote, 1875) [polyphagous, mainly woody plants with many records from conifers]; Euplexia benesimilis McDunnough, 1922 [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants including conifers and ferns]; Eurois occulta (Linnaeus, 1758) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants]; Melanchra picta (Harris, 1841) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants]; Orthosia hibisci (Guenée, 1852) [polyphagous, woody plants, primarily a wide variety of trees]; Orthosia rubescens (Walker, 1865) [polyphagous, mainly trees, with a record from Tsuga (Pinaceae) on HOSTS]; Peridroma saucia (Hübner, [1808]) [highly polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants]; Phlogophora periculosa Guenée, 1852 [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants]; Spiramater lutra (Guenée, 1852) [polyphagous, both woody and herbaceous plants]; Xestia dilucida (Morrison, 1875) [recorded on Ericaceae and Pinaceae]

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