Piniphila bifasciana (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: April 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen, but also present elsewhere.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Olethreutini > Genus: Piniphila > Species: Piniphila bifasciana
- Vernacular names
- Tweebandbladroller (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 134.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a loose spinning amongst the shoots and male blossoms of the food plant. It pupates in a flimsy cocoon in the larval habitation.
The adults are active from early dusk onwards and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adult flies in June and July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris and Pinus pinaster
The larva lives on Pinus sylvestris and Pinus pinaster.
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