Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Scientific name Rhyacionia pinivorana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Rhyacionia Rank Species | |
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Similar Rhyacionia pinicolana, Epinotia ramella, Eucosma campoliliana, Epinotia cruciana, Epiblema scutulana | ||
Rhyacionia pinivorana, the spotted shoot moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from northern and central Europe to eastern Russia, China, Korea and Japan.
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing in May and early June.
The larvae feed on Pinus sylvestris. The larvae attack the leading shoot.
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