Rhyacionia pinicolana (Doubleday, 1849)
orange-spotted shoot
on Pinus
parasite
The larvae bore i the young shoots that become disfigured and exude resin. Pupation in a frass-covered cocoon in the shoot.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Pinus halepensis, nigra, pinaster, pinea, sylvestris.
phenology
Univoltine.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Luquet, Patočka & Turčáni.
references
Baixeras, Domínguez & Martínez (1996a), Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Corley, Marabuto, Maravalhas ao (2008a), Corley, Marabuto & Pires (2007a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Luquet (1974a), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Requena i Miret (1998a), Seven, Ozdemir, Ozdemir & Bozkurt (2005a).