Corticivora piniana
Corticivora piniana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Corticivora |
Species: | C. piniana |
Binomial name | |
Corticivora piniana (Herrich-Schaffer, 1851)[1] | |
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Corticivora piniana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Herrich-Schaffer in 1851. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and the Balkan Peninsula.[2]
The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.
The larvae feed on Pinus sylvestris.[3]