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Cydia cosmophorana

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Cydia cosmophorana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cydia
Species:
C. cosmophorana
Binomial name
Cydia cosmophorana
(Treitschke, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha cosmophorana Treitschke, 1835
  • Grapholitha dalecarliana Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Grapholitha geminana Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Grapholitha cosmophorana hinnebergiana Strand, 1920 (form)
  • Tortrix obscurana Frolich, 1828

Cydia cosmophorana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from northern and central Europe to eastern Russia.

The wingspan is 9–13 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June. At times there is a small second generation in August.

The larvae primarily feed on Pinus sylvestris, but have also been recorded on Pinus strobus, Picea excelsa and Juniperus communis.

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