Clavigesta sylvestrana
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.