Clavigesta sylvestrana

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]

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

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


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