Rhyacionia duplana (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Oct. 17, 2020, 4:16 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from an old record in Heverlee (VB) and rediscovered in 2019 in LI.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Rhyacionia > Species: Rhyacionia duplana
- Vernacular names
- Rechte dennenlotboorder (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 74. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Yellowish, head capsule dark brown to black.
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Bionomics
The young caterpillar lives from August till March in the buds of Pinus sylvestris. Later it prefers fresh shoots of the same tree.
Pupation between leaf litter on the ground. The species hibernates in the larval stage.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: end of March till early May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris
Oligophagous in pine trees of the genus Pinus, in Belgium probably only on Pinus sylvestris.
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Habitat
Pine forests.
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