Clavigesta purdeyi
Introduction '''''Clavigesta purdeyi''''', the '''pine leaf-mining moth''', is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Belgium, the Netherlands , the United Kingdom and Ireland.leftThe wingspan is 10–12 mm The forewing is reddish brown with narrow, grey cross-bands. The imago is on wing from July to September.The larvae mine the needles of ''Pinus sylvestris'', ''Pinus contorta'' var. ''latifolia'' and ''Pinus nigra'' var. ''maritima'' and do not enter the buds or shoots. Trees show signs of defoliation and eventually shoots may die.
External links *  Eurasian Tortricidae*  UKmoths*  Lepidoptera of Belgium