Clavigesta sylvestrana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the western and north-western Baltic region, England, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Madeira.[2]

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Clavigesta sylvestrana
Clavigesta sylvestrana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figures 45, 46, 47 females
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clavigesta
Species:	C. sylvestrana
Binomial name
Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850) [1]
Synonyms
Spilonota sylvestrana Curtis, 1850 Retinia pollinis Millire, 1874

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The head and thorax are grey, whitish - sprinkled. The Forewings are narrow, dark fuscous white with numerous thick obscure leaden-metallic striae ; the straight edge of the basal patch and the vertical postmedian fascia are darker. The apical area is suffused with ferruginous. The hindwings are fuscous. The larva is dull reddish-brown ; head black ; plate of 2 dark brown :[3]

Adults are on wing in June and July. [4]

The larvae feed on Pinus pinaster, Pinus pinea, Pinus sylvestris, Abies alba and Picea abies. The feeding is confined to a zone usually between one and three meters above ground level.

References

External links

• lepiforum.de
• Eurasian Tortricidae

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