Clavigesta sylvestrana

Clavigesta sylvestrana
Clavigesta sylvestrana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figures 45, 46, 47 females
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clavigesta
Species:	C. sylvestrana
Binomial name
Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
Spilonota sylvestrana Curtis, 1850 Retinia pollinis Millire, 1874

Clavigesta sylvestrana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the western and north-western Baltic region, England, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Madeira.[2]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The head and thorax are grey, whitish - sprinkled. The Forewings are narrow, dark fuscous white with numerous thick obscure leaden-metallic striae; the straight edge of the basal patch and the vertical postmedian fascia are darker. The apical area is suffused with ferruginous. The hindwings are fuscous. The larva is dull reddish-brown; head black; plate of 2 dark brown :[3]

Adults are on wing in June and July.[4]

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.

References

1. Curtis, J. (1850): Notes upon the smaller British Moths, with descriptions of some nondescript or imperfectly characterized species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. Second Series 5: 110-121. London (R. and J. E. Taylor).
2. Fauna Europaea
3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
4. UK Moths

External links

• lepiforum.de
• Eurasian Tortricidae