Rhyacionia pinicolana (Doubleday, 1849) Species
Last modified: Dec. 10, 2023, 2:30 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Rhyacionia > Species: Rhyacionia pinicolana
- Vernacular names
- Rode dennenlotboorder (NL), Smooth Pine Shoot Moth, Orange-spotted Shoot (EN), Kiefern-Knospentriebwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1947c. Microlépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Lambillionea 47(5–8): 43–44. On page 43.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–24 mm. Red-orange forewings with a number of irregular silvery transverse lines. One of the silvery transverse lines runs just inside the outer edge and is parallel to it. Drawing and colors more subtle and precise with finer, more precise white markings. Hindwings light grey, not noticeably dark. Indistinct posterior thoracic crest.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds in a shoot and pupates in a silken cocoon covered with frass in the larval feeding place. The species hibernates in the egg stage.
The adults are active at dusk and come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till late August. Most observations during July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris
The larva feeds on Pinus sylvestris and Pinus sp.
Habitat
It inhabits pine forest, plantations, sandy areas with scattered pines and heathland.
