Seq # 362770040

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

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.

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Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Caterpillar

Reddish brown body with blackish brown head, prothoracic plate dark brown, anal plate brown.

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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 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.

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Habitat

It inhabits pine woods and scattered pines on heathland.

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