| Ponderosa pine seedworm moth | |
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| Caterpillar overwintering in pith of Pinus ponderosa cone | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cydia |
| Species: | C. piperana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cydia piperana Kearfott, 1907 | |
Cydia piperana, the ponderosa pine seedworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in southwestern North America.
The wingspan is about 19 mm.
The larvae feed on the seeds of Pinus ponderosa and Pinus jefferyi.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cydia piperana | |
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