Csóka, György and Kovács, Tibor (1999): Xilofág rovarok - Xylophagous insects. Hungarian Forest Research Institute. Erdészeti Turományos Intézet, Agroinform Kiadó, Budapest, 189 pp. Mn: Fenyokéregmoly / En: Spruce bark tortrix moth 13-14 mm. Univoltine, flies from May to July. Females lay their eggs on the bark of branches and shoots of Picea and Larix. Larvae feed in the bark and the cambium, sometimes killing the branch. The fully-grown larva is 6-7 mm. The presence of larvae is indicated by small piles of frass and resin flow. Prefers the younger (5-15 years) trees. Widespread in Europe and also common in Hungary.
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