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Cydia nigricana (Fabricius, 1794)

Pea Moth
49.3240 (B&F: 1257)

Synonym(s):
Cydia nebritana sensu Barrett, 1907 nec (Treitsche, 1830)


»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Tortricoidea
    »Family: Tortricidae
      »Subfamily: Olethreutinae
        »Tribe: Grapholitini

Number of records: 41
Recorded in: 31 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 21 vi 2024
Identification 
difficulty 
: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species

A resident species, generally occurring singly at mv light in a very few places in both vice-counties. Single-brooded, flying mainly from mid-May to late July. Larvae feed inside garden pea-pods. (Pratt, 2011).

Cydia nigricana
Lindfield and Woods Mill, 14 vi 2017
Photo: Bob Foreman
Cydia nigricana
Marbled Meadow, 15 vi 2026
Photo: Bob Eade

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