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Clavigesta sylvestrana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Section
  
Cossina

Scientific name
  
Clavigesta sylvestrana

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Clavigesta sylvestrana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the western and north-western Baltic region, England, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Madeira.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Pinus pinaster, Pinus pinea, Pinus sylvestris, Abies alba and Picea abies. The feeding is confined to a zone usually between one and three meters above ground level.

References

Clavigesta sylvestrana Wikipedia