Cydia illutana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) Species
Last modified: Dec. 14, 2023, 10:34 a.m.
Recorded for the first time in Belgium at Ranst (AN) in 2004. Hitherto a very rare species found in many localities in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Cydia > Species: Cydia illutana
- Vernacular names
- Doffe sparspiegelmot (NL), Larch Piercer (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- Wullaert S. 2015. Melding van minerende en andere zeldzame Lepidoptera in België met 10 nieuwe soorten voor de Belgische fauna (Nepticulidae, Tineida, Momphidae, Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae, Tortricidae en Geometridae). — Phegea 43(3): 50–63. On page 60. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–14 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Brownish yellow stocky body with completely brown head and brown prothoracic plate.
Bionomics
The larva of this species feeds on the scales of the cones of needle-leaved trees and hibernates in the larval stage. In late autumn, it leaves the cone and spins a cocoon between leaf litter or in the upper ground layer.
The pupation follows in springtime in the cocoon between leaf litter, or in peat or decaying wood.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late April to late July. Most observations during May/June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Abies alba, Larix decidua, Picea abies and Pseudotsuga menziesii
The caterpillar lives on of several different pine species, like Picea abies, Picea sp., Larix decidua, Larix sp., Abies alba and Pseudotsuga menziezii.
Habitat
It inhabits pine and mixed forests.
