Cydia cosmophorana
Seq # 362910050
Cydia fagiglandana

Cydia duplicana (Zetterstedt, 1839) Species

Last modified: Dec. 13, 2023, 12:09 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium, not seen for a very long time. Presumably extinct.

Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Cydia > Species: Cydia duplicana
Vernacular names
Grote sparspiegelmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Crombrugghe G. 1905. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 49: 100–107. On page 103.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 12–18 mm. There are five strong white strigulae on the costa and a white moon-shaped dorsal spot, ocellus with strong black dashes.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

Dirty whitish body with a brown head, prothoracic plate darker brown to blackish brown, anal plate brownish and pinacula hardly recognisable.

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Bionomics

The larva lives in damaged areas or cancerous places on the trunks and strong branches that are richly covered with resin and it feeds on bast and bark.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from mid-May towards early September.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Pinus, Abies, Picea and Juniperus

The larva lives on Picea abies and Juniperus communis. Reports of Pinus and Abies in literature is doubtfull.

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Habitat

It inhabits coniferous plantations and woods.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg