Cydia nigricana (Fabricius, 1794) Species
Last modified: Nov. 2, 2022, 4:03 p.m.
A fairly common species in the northern part of Belgium, much rarer in the south. Can be locally a pest on various Leguminosae, especially on cultivated peas.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Cydia > Species: Cydia nigricana
- Vernacular names
- Erwtenbladroller (NL), Pea Moth (EN), Erbsenwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 138.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 11–16,5 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Mine
Flight periods
The adults fly between May and August, with the peak in May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pisum sativum
- Host plant (genera):
- Vicia and Lathyrus
The larvae living on Pisum sativum.
Habitat
The larvae living in a pod of the food plant, feeding on the green peas. They move from seed to seed, often uniting two together with a silken web. When it's fully fed, it cuts a hole in the side of the pod and drops to the ground. Here it constructs a cocoon in the soil where it hibernates.
They are active during afternoon sunshine and as well at dusk and night when they come occasionally to light.
