Barbara fulgens
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The Lustrous Spruce Cone Moth (Barbara fulgens) is a moth
of the Tortricidae
family. It is found in north-eastern China
(Heilongjian province) and eastern Russia
(Khabarovsk district).
The wingspan
is 14-17 mm. Adults are on wing in March.
The larvae feed on Picea koraiensis and Picea sibiricus. It is a pest of Korean spruce in the Heilongjian province in China, with the larvae destroying the cones of their host plant.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Tortricidae
Tortricidae
Tortricidae is a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths, in the order Lepidoptera. Tortricidae is a large family with over 9,400 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym...
family. It is found in north-eastern China
China
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(Heilongjian province) and eastern Russia
Russia
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(Khabarovsk district).
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is 14-17 mm. Adults are on wing in March.
The larvae feed on Picea koraiensis and Picea sibiricus. It is a pest of Korean spruce in the Heilongjian province in China, with the larvae destroying the cones of their host plant.