Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Pine Leaf-mining Moth
CLAVIGESTA purdeyi (Durrant,1911)
Pine Leaf-mining Moth
CLAVIGESTA purdeyi (Durrant,1911)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 10-12mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-Belgium,Great Britain,Channel Isles,Denmark,Switzerland,Netherlands,Norway,Luxembourg,Germany & France
UK Distribution: Local species Found only in Pine Forests reaching as far north as southern Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coniferous woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
Pupa: June-July
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is whitish grey towards the base with a cross band in slightly darker grey and a suffusion of orange starting slightly before the median area getting stronger towards the tornus.
Although similar to Clavigesta sylvestrana Curtis, 1850 the orange markings are lighter.
Although a local species relying on Pine forests the species is spreading in England.
The moth flies in the evening and is attracted to light.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-Belgium,Great Britain,Channel Isles,Denmark,Switzerland,Netherlands,Norway,Luxembourg,Germany & France
UK Distribution: Local species Found only in Pine Forests reaching as far north as southern Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10Km squares
- Least Concern
- Rhyacionia Purgeyi Durrant,1911
- Spilonota sylvestrana Curtis, 1850
- Not Specified
Habitat: Coniferous woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
- Clavigesta sylvestrana Curtis, 1850
Pupa: June-July
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is whitish grey towards the base with a cross band in slightly darker grey and a suffusion of orange starting slightly before the median area getting stronger towards the tornus.
Although similar to Clavigesta sylvestrana Curtis, 1850 the orange markings are lighter.
Although a local species relying on Pine forests the species is spreading in England.
The moth flies in the evening and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
The Pine Leaf-mining Moth larvae feed on plant families described below plant photos.
The Pine Leaf-mining Moth larvae feed on plant families described below plant photos.
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Pinus contorta - Beach Pine
- Pinus contorta latifolia - Lodgepole Pine
- Pinus nigra - Austrian Pine
- Pinus nigra laricio - Corsican Pine
- Pinus sylvestris - Scot's Pine
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - CLAVIGESTA: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Eucosmini CLAVIGESTA Obraztsov 1946 Clavigesta Purdeyi (Durrant, 1911) - Spilonota sylvestrana Curtis, 1850 - RHYACIONIA Purgeyi Durrant,1911 - Durrant, 1911,The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine - v.47: Title Page : p.252 - Ryacionia - Not Specified |