Retinia resinella
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Retinia resinella, the pine resin-gall moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Description
The wingspan of Retinia resinella can reach 16–22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larva lives in the shoots of Pinus sylvestris where it causes a resin gall to develop. Development takes two years.
Parasites
The larva are attached by the tachinid fly Actia nudibasis.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found from Europe to eastern Russia, China (Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia) and Japan.[3]
References
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Belshaw, Robert (1993). "Tachinid Flies Diptera Tachinidae". Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. Royal Entomological Society of London. 10 (4ai): 170.
- ^ Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
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External links
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- UKmoths
- Eurasian TortricidaeError: "Q1029148" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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