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Blastesthia turionella (Pine Bud Moth)

Synonyms: Evetria turionana; Phalaena turionella (homotypic); Pseudococcyx turionana; Pseudococcyx turionella (homotypic); Tortrix turionana

Wikipedia Abstract

Blastesthia turionella, the pine bud moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Europe to eastern Russia, China (Inner Mongolia), Korea and Japan. In the mountains, it occurs to elevations of up to 1,200 meters above sea level. The wingspan is 14–21 mm. In warm areas, adults are on wing from mid-April to the beginning of May. Males emerge three to five days prior to the females. The flight period lasts four to six weeks.
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Prey / Diet

Pinus contorta (Lodgepole pine)[1]
Pinus nigra (Black pine)[1]
Pinus pinea (Stone pine)[1]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0