''Barbara mappana'' is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...

, found in North America. It has been reported on cones of

white spruce White spruce is a common name for several species of spruce (''Picea'') and may refer to: * '' Picea engelmannii'', native to the Rocky Mountains and Cascade Mountains of the United States and Canada * ''Picea glauca ''Picea glauca'', the whi ...

, but is also considered to be of minor importance compared to other insect species which consume and potentially damage white spruce.Hedlin, A.F.; Yates, H.O.; Tovar, D.C.; Ebel, B.H.; Koerber, T.W.; Merkel, E.P. 1980. Cone and seed insects of North American conifers. Can. For. Serv./USDA For. Serv./Secretaría Agric. Recursos Hidráulicos, Mexico. 122 p. publication instigated at the 10th meeting of the Study Group on Forest Insects and Diseases, North American Forestry Commission, FAO, held in Canada in 1974/ref>Syme, P.D.; Nystrom, K.L. 1988. Insects and mites associated with Ontario forests: Classification, common names, main hosts and importance. Canadian Forestry Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. Information Report O-X-392. 131 p.

References

Olethreutinae Moths described in 1941 {{Olethreutinae-stub