Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana

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Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Zeiraphera
Species:
Z. ratzeburgiana
Binomial name
Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
(Saxesen in Ratzeburg, 1840) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Tortrix Coccyx ratzeburgianaSaxesen in Ratzeburg, 1840
  • Sericoris abietisanaFreyer, 1842
  • Zeiraphera bimaculanaSchlger, 1848
  • Grapholitha binotanaWocke, 1861
  • Grapholitha binotatanaHeinemann, 1863
  • Sericoris erranaGuenee, 1845
  • Semasia (Zeiraphera) paludiphilaToll, 1957

Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana, the spruce bud moth or Ratzeburg tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from northern and central Europe to eastern Russia and China (Gansu, Qinghai). [2] Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana is a taxonomically similar species to Zeiraphera canadensis and can only be distinguished by an anal comb found in Z. canadensis.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae mainly feed on Picea abies , but has also been recorded on Picea sitchensis , Picea smithiana , Pinus sylvestris , Pinus pinea and Abies cephalonica . The larvae penetrate into the buds of the host plant and feed on the needles and eventually on the growing point. Malformation of the bud causes the young shoot to bend which severely damages the growing point. Larvae can also attack the female blossom and damage the young cone.

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