Barbara fulgens

Barbara fulgens, the lustrous spruce cone moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in north-eastern China (Heilongjiang province) and eastern Russia (Khabarovsk Krai).

Barbara fulgens
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B. fulgens
Binomial name
Barbara fulgens
Kuznetsov, 1969

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing in March.

The larvae feed on Picea koraiensis and Picea sibiricus. It is a pest of Korean spruce in the Heilongjiang province in China, with the larvae destroying the cones of their host plant.


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