| Retinia resinella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Retinia |
| Species: | R. resinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Retinia resinella (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The Pine Resin-gall Moth (Retinia resinella) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Europe to eastern Russia.
The wingspan is 16-22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larva lives in the shoots of Pinus sylvestris where it causes a resin gall to develop. Development takes two years.