Clavigesta sylvestrana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Section: | Cossina |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Clavigesta |
Species: | C. sylvestrana |
Binomial name | |
Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850) |
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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.