Retinia resinella

Retinia resinella, the pine resin-gall moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Retinia resinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Retinia
Species:
R. resinella
Binomial name
Retinia resinella
Synonyms
  • Petrova resinella
  • Petrova rexinella
  • Phalaena resinella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Carpocapsa obesana Laharpe, 1858
  • Scoparia resinalis Guenee, 1854
  • Pyralis resinana Fabricius, 1794
  • Scoparia resinea Haworth, [1811]

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.

Resin gall

Parasites

The larvae 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


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