Tortricidae

49.303 Small Pine Shoot Moth Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 5.5 to 7mm

Habitats: Coniferous woodland, heathland and parkland.

Habits: The moth flies from late afternoon. It occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva lives in a silk gallery feeding on the shoots, buds and male flowers of Stone Pine, Maritime Pine and possibly Scots Pine. It pupates in a dense cocoon at the base of a flower near the larvas gallery.

On the European mainland it is also recorded feeding on European Silver Fir and Norway Spruce.