Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Rhyacionia pinicolana
RHYACIONIA pinicolana (Doubleday, 1850)
Rhyacionia pinicolana
RHYACIONIA pinicolana (Doubleday, 1850)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Orange-spotted Shoot
Wingspan: 16-23mm
Worldwide Distribution: N & C Europe to eastern Russia : Korea.
UK Distribution: Southern England-common : West & Northern England-Local : Scotland-Rare
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coniferous woodland : Gardens
Similar species:-
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This moth is similar to the Pine Shoot Moth R.buoliana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 although it has stronger orange markings and the orange "V" mark dropping down from the dorsum towards the costa at the rear is shallower, although it may be necessary for genitalia inspection the separate the species in some cases.
The moth is attracted to the light trap usually appearing in small numbers.
Wingspan: 16-23mm
Worldwide Distribution: N & C Europe to eastern Russia : Korea.
UK Distribution: Southern England-common : West & Northern England-Local : Scotland-Rare
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Spilonata pinicolana Doubleday, 1849
- Tortrix buoliana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Not Specified
Habitat: Coniferous woodland : Gardens
Similar species:-
- Pine Shoot Moth Rhyacionia buoliana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This moth is similar to the Pine Shoot Moth R.buoliana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 although it has stronger orange markings and the orange "V" mark dropping down from the dorsum towards the costa at the rear is shallower, although it may be necessary for genitalia inspection the separate the species in some cases.
The moth is attracted to the light trap usually appearing in small numbers.
Photo Gallery
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 nigra - Austrian Pine
- Pinus sylvestris - Scot's Pine
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Eucosmini RHYACIONIA Hübner, [1825] Rhyacionia pinicolana (Doubleday, 1850) - Tortrix buoliana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - SPILONOTA pinicolana Doubleday, 1850 = Retinia buoliana var. concinnana Lederer, 1859 = Evetria pinicola Bodenheimer, 1927 = Rhyacinia cocinnana Vives Moreno, 1991 - Henry Doubleday,1850,The Zoologist - a monthly journal of Natural History - v 8 (1850) : Title Page : p.106 - Genus Retinia - pinicolana - Not Specified |
