Seticosta rubicola

Seticosta rubicola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Guatemala. Larvae have been intercepted on Rubus plants arriving in the United States from Guatemala.

Seticosta rubicola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Seticosta
Species:
S. rubicola
Binomial name
Seticosta rubicola
Brown & Nishida, 2003[1]

The length of the forewings is 5-8.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Rubus species, including Rubus eriocarpus and Rubus vulcanicola.[2]

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