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spring spruce needle moth

Archips packardiana

Classification

Class
Insecta

Archips packardianus, the spring spruce needle moth or spruce needleworm, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. Spruce needle worms are commonly found in small numbers on spruce and trees of other coniferous genera throughout most of Canada and the northeastern US (Rose and Lindquist 1985). Archips packardiana overwinters as a tiny larva in a mined needle.

Distribution

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