Clavigesta purdeyi
| Clavigesta purdeyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Section: | Cossina |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Clavigesta |
| Species: | C. purdeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavigesta purdeyi (Durrant, 1911) | |
The Pine leaf-mining Moth (Clavigesta purdeyi) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on Pinus sylvestris, Pinus contorta var. latifolia and Pinus nigra var. maritima. The larvae feed entirely in the leaves and do not enter the buds or shoots. Attacked trees show signs of defoliation and eventually, shoots may die off.