Rhyacionia pinivorana (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) Species
Last modified: Jan. 19, 2022, 4:29 p.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.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from May till July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris
The larva lives in a shoot of Pinus sylvestris.
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