Cydia pactolana

Spruce bark tortrix
Caterpillars
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Grapholitini
Genus: Cydia
Species: C. pactolana
Binomial name
Cydia pactolana
(Zeller, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix pactolana Zeller, 1840
  • Coccyx pinetana Schläger, 1848
  • Laspeyresia yasudai Oku, 1968

Cydia pactolana, the spruce bark tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in central, northern and eastern Europe as well as Siberia. In Japan, the subspecies Cydia pactolana yasudai is present.

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Picea abies, Picea pungens, Picea sitchensis and Larix species. Cydia pactolana yasudai feeds on Abies sachalinensis.

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