Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Section Cossina Scientific name Barbara fulgens | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Tortricidae Rank Species | |
Barbara fulgens, the lustrous spruce cone moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in north-eastern China (Heilongjiang province) and eastern Russia (Khabarovsk Krai).
The wingspan is 14-17 mm. Adults are on wing in March.
The larvae feed on Picea koraiensis and Picea sibiricus. It is a pest of Korean spruce in the Heilongjiang province in China, with the larvae destroying the cones of their host plant.
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