Cydia strobilella (Linnaeus, 1758)
spruce cone moth, spruce-seed moth
on Picea, etc.
Picea spec. © W Strong: larva in bisected cone (from Forest Genetics Council of British Columbia)
parasite
The larva lives in the cone, tunnelling from one seed to the other by way of the cone axis. Apart from premature opening, no external evidence of larval feeding damage is visible on cones.
host plants
Pinaceae, oligophagous
Abies alba; Picea abies, omorika; Pinus sylvestris; Pseudotsuga menziesii.
phenology
Univoltine; hiernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body yellow; head light to dark brown; prothoracic plate yellowish (Swatschek).
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Grapholitha, Laspeyresia, strobilella.
references
Askew (1968a), Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Disqué (1905a), Forest Genetics Council of British Columbia (0000a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Huisman & Koster (1999a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2004a), Lepiforum (2019), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pinzari, Pinzari & Zilli (2006a), Schütze (1931a), Seifert, Wermelinger & Schneider (2003a), Skrzypczyńska (1982a), Swatschek (1958a).