Blastesthia posticana

Blastesthia posticana
Blastesthia posticana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figures 48,49 females
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Blastesthia
Species:
B. posticana
Binomial name
Blastesthia posticana
Synonyms
  • Coccyx posticana
  • Pseudococcyx posticana (Zetterstedt, 1839)
  • Retinia fulvimitrana Heinemann, 1863
  • Coccyx mulsantiana Nrdlinger, 1848

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

The wingspan is 11–16 mm.

Adults are on wing in May and June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Pinus sylvestris.


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