Rhyacionia pinivorana (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Rhyacionia > Species: Rhyacionia pinivorana
- Vernacular names
- Grijze dennenlotboorder (NL), Spotted Shoot Moth (EN), Gepunkteter Kieferntriebwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Rhyacionia pudendana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
- 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 15-19 mm. Orange-brown forewings with silver-grey or whitish-grey markings forming diffuse transverse bands. The light crossbands have abundant dark scales.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Reddish brown body with blackish brown head, prothoracic plate dark brown, anal plate brown.
Bionomics
The larva lives in a shoot of the food plant. It hibernates. Pupation usually takes place in the larval feeding place, or between needles spun together.
The adults are active at dusk and come to light.
Flight periods
The adults usually fly from late April till July. Most observations during June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris
The larva lives in a shoot of Pinus sylvestris and Pinus sp.
Habitat
It inhabits pine woods and scattered pines on heathland.
