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'''''Blastesthia tessulatana''''', the '''cone tortricid''', is a species of [[moth]] of the [[Tortricidae]] family. It is found in the [[Near East]], [[North Africa]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[Albania]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Greece]] and on [[Malta]], [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]] and [[Cyprus]].<ref>[http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=438747 Fauna Europaea]</ref>
'''''Blastesthia tessulatana''''', the '''cone tortricid''', is a species of [[moth]] of the [[Tortricidae]] family. It is found in the [[Near East]], [[North Africa]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[Albania]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Greece]] and on [[Malta]], [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]] and [[Cyprus]].<ref>[http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=438747 Fauna Europaea]</ref>


The [[wingspan]] is 13–17&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.<ref>[http://www.lepidoptera.eu/show.php?ID=7717&country=PT European Butterflies and Moths]</ref>
The [[wingspan]] is 13–17&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.<ref>[https://lepidoptera.eu/species/7717 Lepidoptera Mundi]</ref>


The larvae feed on [[Cupressaceae]] species, including ''[[Cupressus sempervirens]]''.<ref>[http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=127&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701143422/http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=127&p=1 |date=July 1, 2014 }}</ref> They feed on the cones of their host plant.<ref>[http://www.afs-journal.org/articles/forest/abs/1999/02/AFS_0003-4312_1999_56_2_ART0008/AFS_0003-4312_1999_56_2_ART0008.html Impact of insects damaging seed cones of cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, in natural stands and plantations of southeastern Europe]</ref> Larvae can be found from September to April.
The larvae feed on [[Cupressaceae]] species, including ''[[Cupressus sempervirens]]''.<ref>[http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=127&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701143422/http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=127&p=1 |date=July 1, 2014 }}</ref> They feed on the cones of their host plant.<ref>[http://www.afs-journal.org/articles/forest/abs/1999/02/AFS_0003-4312_1999_56_2_ART0008/AFS_0003-4312_1999_56_2_ART0008.html Impact of insects damaging seed cones of cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, in natural stands and plantations of southeastern Europe]</ref> Larvae can be found from September to April.

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Blastesthia tessulatana
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B. tessulatana
Binomial name
Blastesthia tessulatana
Synonyms
  • Retinia tessulatana Staudinger, 1871
  • Pseudoccyx tessulatana

Blastesthia tessulatana, the cone tortricid, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Near East, North Africa, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and on Malta, Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus.[2]

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Cupressaceae species, including Cupressus sempervirens.[4] They feed on the cones of their host plant.[5] Larvae can be found from September to April.

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