Blastesthia posticana

Blastesthia posticana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from northern and central Europe to eastern Russia.

Blastesthia posticana
Blastesthia posticana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figures 48,49 females
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Blastesthia
Species:	B. posticana
Binomial name
Blastesthia posticana Zetterstedt, 1839
Synonyms
Coccyx posticana Pseudococcyx posticana (Zetterstedt, 1839) Retinia fulvimitrana Heinemann, 1863 Coccyx mulsantiana Nrdlinger, 1848

The wingspan is 11–16 mm.

Adults are on wing in May and June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Pinus sylvestris.

External links

• Eurasian Tortricidae