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).
| Barbara fulgens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Barbara |
| Species: | B. fulgens
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbara fulgens Kuznetsov, 1969
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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 edit
- ^ 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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