Clavigesta purdeyi

Description

Clavigesta purdeyi, the pine leaf-mining moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The wingspan is 10–12 mm and the imago are 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.