Retinia resinella

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Retinia resinella
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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 resinellaLinnaeus, 1758
  • Carpocapsa obesanaLaharpe, 1858
  • Scoparia resinalisGuenee, 1854
  • Pyralis resinanaFabricius, 1794
  • Scoparia resineaHaworth, [1811]

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

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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.

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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]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cochylini</span> Tribe of moths

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<i>Notocelia cynosbatella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Retinia cristata</i> Species of moth

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Euliini</span> Tribe of moths

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<i>Cydalima perspectalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Eucosma metzneriana</i> Species of moth

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Retinia pseudotsugaicola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Yunnan, China.

Retinia immanitana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China and Russia.

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Retinia impropria is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China, Japan, Mongolia and Russia.

<i>Cydia servillana</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Belshaw, Robert (1993). "Tachinid Flies Diptera Tachinidae". Royal Entomological Society Handbooks . Royal Entomological Society of London. 10 (4ai): 170.
  3. Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)