Spotted Shoot Moth - Rhyacionia pinivorana

Wingspan 15 to 19 mm.

Areas where Scots Pine is present.

The adults fly from May to July and are normally found at night when they are attracted to light. However, they do sometimes fly during the day.

Like other members of the genus Rhyacionia, the foodplant of this species is Scots pine Pinus sylvestris, the larvae feeding internally in the shoots and buds.

The species is distributed widely over much of the British Isles, being common in some areas. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.

Fairly frequent but not common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = B (scarce resident or restricted distribution or regular migrant).