Corticivora piniana explained

Corticivora piniana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer 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.[1]

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Pinus sylvestris.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213133433/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439029 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.lepidoptera.se/species/rhyacionia_piniana.aspx Swedish Moths