About Rhyacionia pinicolana (Doubleday, 1850)
Rhyacionia pinicolana, first described by Doubleday in 1850, is a moth species that belongs to the family Tortricidae. This species ranges from northern and central Europe eastward to eastern Russia. In Asia, it is recorded in multiple regions of China including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, and Ningxia, as well as in Japan and Korea. The wingspan of adult Rhyacionia pinicolana measures 16 to 23 mm. Adults are active in flight from mid-July to the end of August. The larvae of this moth feed on Pinus sylvestris, Pinus halepensis, and Pinus nigra var. nigra.
