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Corticivora piniana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Corticivora

Corticivora piniana

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.

References

Corticivora piniana Wikipedia


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