Clavigesta purdeyi (Durrant, 1911) Species
Last modified: March 23, 2025, 10:56 a.m.
A rare but widespread species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Clavigesta > Species: Clavigesta purdeyi
- Vernacular names
- Kleine dennenbladroller (NL), Pine Leaf-mining Moth (EN), Kleiner Kiefernnadelwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Prins W. 1998. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. — Studiedocumenten Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen 92: 1–236. On page 98.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10–12 mm. A small moth with a grey brown head. The forewing is grey brown with darker transverse striae. The terminal third is orange brown, the central third is usually orange brown to some extent especially dorsally.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds internally on the needles, and after hibernation it feeds in the same needle and later on moving towards a new shoot where boring through the sheaths into the bases of needles. It pupates in a cocoon among the needles.
The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from June to September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris, Pinus contorta and Pinus nigra var. maritima
The larva feeds on various species of Pinus.
Habitat
It inhabits coniferous woodland, heathland and gardens.
