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Cydia pactolana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Section
  
Cossina

Scientific name
  
Cydia pactolana

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Cydia medicaginis, Cydia millenniana, Cydia duplicana, Cydia strobilella, Cydia succedana

Cydia pactolana, the spruce bark tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in central, northern and eastern Europe as well as Siberia. In Japan, the subspecies Cydia pactolana yasudai is present.

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Picea abies, Picea pungens, Picea sitchensis and Larix species. Cydia pactolana yasudai feeds on Abies sachalinensis.

Subspecies

  • Cydia pactolana pactolana
  • Cydia pactolana yasudai (Japan)
  • References

    Cydia pactolana Wikipedia