Nantucket pine tip moth
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- Guide to common natural enemies of the Nantucket pine tip moth, 2001:p. 1 (Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae))
- Nomina Insecta Nearctica, via WWW, June 3, 2003(Rhyacionia frustrana Comstock 1880)
- Forestry images, via WWW, June 3, 2003(Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock))
- Forest pests of North America, via WWW, June 3, 2003(Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock))
- The pherolist, via WWW, June 3, 2003(Rhyacionia frustrana Comstock. Common name: Nantucket pine tip moth)
- OCLC, June 3, 2003(Nantucket pine moth; Nantucket pine tip moth)
Rhyacionia frustrana, the Nantucket pine tip moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States from Massachusetts south to Florida, west to Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and California. It is also found in the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico (Oaxaca), Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults emerge in early spring, at times as early as February in Florida. There are four to five generations per year in Florida. Larvae feed on various pine species, including Pinus caribaea, Pinus cubensis, Pinus banksiana, Pinus taeda, Pinus contorta, Pinus radiata, Pinus oocarpa, Pinus rigida, Pinus serotina, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus resinosa, Pinus clausa, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus echinata, Pinus elliottii, Pinus glabra, Pinus pungens and Pinus virginiana.
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