Cydia illutana is a small moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Western and Central Europe (Great Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany and France), north to Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland) and east to Russia (Siberia).
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June. There is one generation per year.
The caterpillars feed on the scales of conifer cones. Host plants are European Silver Fir (Abies alba), European Larch (Larix decidua), Dahurian Larch (L. gmelinii), Siberian Larch (L. sibirica), Norway Spruce (Picea abies), Siberian Spruce (P. (a.) obovata) and Common Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). They pupate in peat or rotting wood.
The larval feeding activity disrupt the maturing of the cones and the ejection of the seeds of the host plant.
Junior synonyms of this species are:
Up on the hill
People never stare
they just don't care
Chinese music under banyan trees
here at the dude ranch above the sea
When all my dime
dancin' is through
I run to you
Up on the hill
they've got time to burn
There's no return
double helix in the sky tonight
Throw out the hardware
let's do it right
When all my dime
dancin' is through
I run to you
Up on the hill
they think I'm okay
Or so they say
Chinese music always sets me free
Angular banjoes
sound good to me
When all my dime
dancin' is through