Jack Pine Tube Moth

Not of concern.

Mid May to early June in Alberta, as early as late April elsewhere (Freeman 1958).

From British Columbia, north to the Northwest Territories, east to Nova Scotia, and south to Florida and Washington.

"The forewing is pink with some grey infuscation especially towards the outer margin. Broad reddish brown bands are present in the basal, median, and postmedian areas. The middle of these bands often are toothed or pinched and there may be some black markings through the middle of the wing. The head and thorax are reddish brown, and the hindwings and abdomen are medium greyish brown. The larva is green with a darker green middorsal stripe and dark pinacula. It has a light brown head and prothorax (Duncan 2006)."

Boreal forest.

This species overwinters as a pupal stage in the leaf litter and adults are active from May to June. The larva initially starts as a needle-miner and in later instars silks together several needles to form a tube from where they feed from (Duncan 2006).

Jack (Pinus banksianae), Lodgepole (P. contorta), and Whitebark (P. albicaulis) pines (Duncan 2006).

Argyrotaenia tabulana, the jack pine tube moth or lodgepole needletier moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 14–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to October.

The larvae feed on Picea glauca, Picea engelmannii, Pinus species (including Pinus albicaulis, Pinus banksiana, Pinus contorta, Pinus monticola, Pinus ponderosa), Pseudotsuga menziesii and Tsuga heterophylla.