Spruce seed moth

• French common name: Tordeuse des graines de l'épinette
• Scientific name: Cydia strobilella Linnaeus
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Lepidoptera
• Family: Tortricidae
• Partial list of synonyms:
  • Cydia youngana (Kearfott)
  • Laspeyresia youngana (Kearfott)

Canadian Forest Service Publications

Spruce seed moth

Diet and feeding behaviour

• Cone-feeding: Feeds exclusively on the seeds and cones of conifers

Information on host(s)

Main host(s)

• White spruce

Photos

Larva in its gallery into the cone

Thérèse Arcand