Cydia fagiglandana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Cydia fagiglandana (Zeller, 1841)
MOTH INFO
Cydia fagiglandana is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Cydia fagiglandana (Zeller, 1841)
Tortrix fagiglandana (Zeller, 1841)
Grapholitha fagiglandana (Zeller, 1841)
Carpocapsa fagiglandana (Zeller, 1841)
Tortrix grossana (Haworth, 1811)
Laspeyresia grossana (Haworth, 1811)
Carpocapsa grossana (Haworth, 1811)
Cydia corsica (Gibeaux, 1999)
Common name
Beech Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Cydia
Wingspan
12-16 mm
Habitat
Forests and shrubland with the larval food plants.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Fagaceae (Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex, Castanea sativa, Fagus) and bores into the seeds.
Flight period
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Notes
The species depicted in the present photographs show a great similarity in their external characteristics with the species Cydia aldocataniae (Trematerra, 2019), for which the possibility of its existence on the island of Crete (present in other areas of Greece) should be investigated.