Taniva is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the family Tortricidae erected by Carl Heinrich in 1926.[1] Its only species, Taniva albolineana, the spruce needleminer moth, was first described by William D. Kearfott in 1907.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Endotheniini |
| Genus: | Taniva Heinrich, 1926 |
| Species: | T. albolineana |
| Binomial name | |
| Taniva albolineana (Kearfott, 1907) | |
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Distribution
Description
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
Gallery
Damage
Adults emerging
