| Rhyacionia pinivorana | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Rhyacionia |
| Species: | R. pinivorana |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhyacionia pinivorana | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Rhyacionia pinivorana, the spotted shoot moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from northern and central Europe to eastern Russia, China, Korea and Japan. [2]
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The forewings are brownish-ferruginous, sometimes sprinkled with dark fuscous, costa and dorsum dark fuscous; numerous irregular variable anastomosing shining grey-whitish striae. Hindwings grey. [3] It is similar to Rhyacionia buoliana but darker and less reddish.
Adults are on wing in May and early June.
The larvae feed on Pinus sylvestris . The larvae attack the leading shoot.
