Clavigesta sylvestrana

Clavigesta sylvestrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clavigesta
Species: C. sylvestrana
Binomial name
Clavigesta sylvestrana
(Curtis, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Spilonota sylvestrana Curtis, 1850
  • Retinia pollinis Millire, 1874

Clavigesta sylvestrana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the western and north-western Baltic region, England, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Madeira.

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

The larvae feed on Pinus pinaster, Pinus pinea, Pinus sylvestris, Abies alba and Picea abies. The feeding is confined to a zone usually between one and three meters above ground level.

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