Native
Eucopina Gilligan & Wright (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini)
Eucopina comprises twelve species of Nearctic moths which were formerly placed in the genus Eucosma Hübner (Gilligan et al. 2014Gilligan et al. 2014:
Gilligan, T. M., Wright, D. J., Munz, J., Yakobson, K., Simmons, M. P. 2014. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of Eucosma Huuml;bner and related genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Systematic Entomology. 29: 49-67.). All members of this genus whose biologies are known are specialists on members of Pinaceae, including fir (Abies spp.), spruce (Picea spp.), pine (Pinus spp.), and douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga spp.). Larvae bore into shoots, stems, or cones, where they feed on seeds. Powell (1968)Powell (1968):
Powell, J. A. 1968. Host associations and taxonomy of nearctic conifer cone moths in the genus Eucosma (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Hilgardia. 39: 1-36. provided an excellent review of ten of the twelve species.
The genus is morphological and molecularly distinct (Gilligan et al. 2014Gilligan et al. 2014:
Gilligan, T. M., Wright, D. J., Munz, J., Yakobson, K., Simmons, M. P. 2014. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of Eucosma Huuml;bner and related genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Systematic Entomology. 29: 49-67.). Wing pattern is remarkably uniform, with orange or red fasciatefasciate:
a wing pattern that is comprised primarily of transverse bands (fasciae) 
markings and silver, white, gray, or orange interfascial markings. Males possess a forewing costal foldforewing costal fold:
a flap or fold at the base of the forewing that contains specialized sex scales
, which can be used to separate Eucopina from other similar-looking Pinaceae-feeding olethreutines such as Rhyacionia and Retinia. Male genitalia are characterized by a weakly to moderately developed uncusuncus:
a sclerotized process which is fused to the posterodorsal margin of tergum IX
; cuculluscucullus:
the distal portion of the male valva
with a strongly developed ventralventral:
lower, to the bottom, on the under side
lobe overlapping ventralventral:
lower, to the bottom, on the under side margin of the neck of the valvavalva:
an appendage flanking the intromittent organ that is used to clasp the female during copulation 
; and the presence of several short spiniform setae along the distaldistal:
farthest from body, distant from point of attachment
margin of the valvavalva:
an appendage flanking the intromittent organ that is used to clasp the female during copulation . Female genitalia characterized by a long, telescoping ovipositor; sterigmasterigma:
the sclerotized region surrounding the female ostium bursae 
plate-like, semi-rectangular to ovate; and corpus bursaecorpus bursae:
a dilated membranous sac at the anterior end of the bursa copulatrix
with one thorn-like signumsignum:
a sclerotized projection or patch on the interior of the corpus bursae
.
No species of Eucopina are considered to be significant pests. We include this genus on this site because of the similarity in wing pattern of many species to Rhyacionia spp. and Retinia spp., which are considered pests at times.
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