The Lustrous Spruce Cone Moth (Barbara fulgens) is a moth

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.

External links

• Eurasian Tortricidae