Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Corticivora | |
Similar Epiblema graphana, Rhyacionia pinivorana, Cydia duplicana, Rhyacionia pinicolana, Notocelia roborana |
Corticivora piniana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Herrich-Schaffer in 1851. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.
The larvae feed on Pinus sylvestris.
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