Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850) Species
Last modified: Feb. 20, 2022, 5:15 p.m.
A very rare and local species in the north of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Clavigesta > Species: Clavigesta sylvestrana
- Vernacular names
- Grote dennenlotbladroller (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1865. Notes sur quelques Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune de Belgique. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 9: 47–48. On page 47.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
the larva forms and forms a silk gallery. Pupation in a silken cocoon near larval habitation where it overwinters.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late June till August, especially in July. They come sparsely to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea
The larva feeds on buds, shoots, twigs, catkins and cones of coniferous trees, mainly on Pinus sylvestris.
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