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Larch piercer

Cydia illutana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The larch piercer (Cydia illutana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the larch piercer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the larch piercer live?

Not recorded

Is the larch piercer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the larch piercer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusCydia
  7. SpeciesCydia illutana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

Synonyms Cydia dahuricolana, Cydia ibeeliana, Lapseyresia illutana dahuricolana, Laspeyresia ibeeliana, Tortrix illutana

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • latvakiiltokääriäinenFinnish
  • シロスジカサガJapanese
  • bartreglansviklerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Doffe sparspiegelmotDutch
  • bartreglansviklarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • plodokaz ihličinovýSlovak
  • svart granborrvecklareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the larch piercer

Other species in the same genus Cydia.

Codlin moth

Cydia pomonella

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

Pea moth

Cydia nigricana

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLarch piercer vs Codlin mothLarch piercer vs Pea mothLarch piercer vs Marbled piercerLarch piercer vs Vagrant piercer

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the larch piercer?

The larch piercer (Cydia illutana) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Larch piercer (Cydia illutana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-piercer

MLA

“Larch piercer (Cydia illutana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-piercer.

BibTeX
@misc{larch_piercer_2026,
  title = {Larch piercer (Cydia illutana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-piercer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}