Pseudococcyx posticana (Zetterstedt, 1839) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2023, 10:34 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Pseudococcyx > Species: Pseudococcyx posticana
- Vernacular names
- Grijze dennenknopmot (NL), Dark Pine Shoot (EN), Grauer Kiefernknospenwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 100.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–15 mm. A dark blackish brown moth, striated plumbeous grey. The apical third is suffused orange. The palps, head, anterior of thorax and tegulae are dull orange. Hindwings dark grey.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Reddish brown body with a dark brown head and prothoracic, anal plate lighter.
Bionomics
The larva lives in side twigs and buds on the food plant. Pupation in the bud. Just below the bud the mature larva prepares an exit hole in the stem, which becomes sealed with whitish resin
The adults are resting among the foliage by day and are active at dusk and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-April till the end of June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris
The larva lives on Pinus sylvestris.
Habitat
It inhabits pine forest and heathland with scattered pines.
