Pine Shoot Moth vs Pacific Spiketail

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Pine Shoot Moth Pacific Spiketail
Scientific Name Rhyacionia buoliana Cordulegaster dorsalis
Order Lepidoptera Odonata
Family Tortricidae Cordulegastridae
Size 18-24 mm wingspan 65-75 mm
Habitat Farmland Forests
Diet Omnivores Omnivores
Regions Europe, Asia, North America (introduced) North America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Pine Shoot Moth

A small bright orange moth with silver-grey crosslines on the forewings. Its larvae bore into the terminal shoots of young pine trees, causing deformity.

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Did You Know?

Attacked trees develop a characteristic 'posthorn' bend from the distorted leader shoot.

Pacific Spiketail

The only spiketail dragonfly on the Pacific coast of North America. It has a dark brown body with yellow dorsal spots and patrols shaded forest seepages.

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Did You Know?

It is the only spiketail species found west of the Rocky Mountains in North America.