Tortricidae

49.334 Pine Resin Moth Cydia cosmophorana (Treitschke, 1835)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 4 to 6.5mm

Habitats: Coniferous woodland, coniferous plantations and heathland.

Habits: In hot sunny weather the moth flies around the tops of Scots Pines at midday and in the afternoon. It occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in resinous nodules on the bark of Scots Pine or in the one year old galls of Pine Resin-gall Moth Retinia resinella or the old feeding place of Dioryctria abietella on Scots Pine. It pupates in the larval habitation.