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Barbara fulgens

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Barbara fulgens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Barbara
Species:
B. fulgens
Binomial name
Barbara fulgens
Kuznetsov, 1969

Barbara fulgens, the lustrous spruce cone moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.[1] It is found in north-eastern China (Heilongjiang province) and eastern Russia (Khabarovsk Krai).

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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Roques, Alain; Jianghua, Sun; Sanyang, Fang; Xudong, Zhang; Xueke, Zhang (1994-03-01). "Newcone and seed pests collected in Northeastern ChinaBarbara fulgens Kuznetsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) the lustrous spruce cone moth". Journal of Northeast Forestry University. 5 (1): 28–33. doi:10.1007/BF02875041. ISSN 1993-0607.
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