Cydia cf nigricana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Cydia nigricana
MOTH INFO
Cydia nigricana is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Scientific name
Cydia nigricana (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
Pyralis nigricana (Fabricius, 1794)
Phalaena rusticella (Clerck, 1759)
Tortrix proximana (Haworth, 1811)
Endopisa pisana (Guenée, 1845)
Endopisa tenebricosana (Guenée, 1845)
Endopisa viciana (Guenée, 1845)
Enarmonia dandana (Kearfott, 1907)
Enarmonia ratifera (Meyrick, 1912)
Laspeyresia novimundi (Heinrich, 1920)
Cydia asiatica (Kuznetzov, 1968)
Laspeyresia rativera (Kuznetzov, 1968)
Common name
Pea Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Cydia
Wingspan
11-17 mm
Habitat
Farmland, cultivated fields, gardens, and meadows.
Food plant
The oligophagous larva bores into the pods and feeds on the ripening seeds of Leguminosae (Lathyrus, Lupinus, Pisum sativum, Vicia, etc.).
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on one observation on the island
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Notes
The species has not yet been reported from Crete; identification is doubtful and based only on observation of external features and the area’s flora.
