Rhyacionia buoliana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Feb. 14, 2022, 12:33 p.m.
A fairly common species in the northern part of Belgium, elsewhere rather rare.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Rhyacionia > Species: Rhyacionia buoliana
- Vernacular names
- Gewone dennenlotboorder (NL), Kiefern-Knospentriebwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Rhyacionia gemmana (Hübner, 1819)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 21.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 16 - 23 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a developing bud of the food plant. It hibernates.
Pupation in a silken cocoon in the feeding place.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid June till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris
- Host plant (genera):
- Pinus
The larva lives in a developing bud of Pinus sylvestris.
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