Cydia fagiglandana, the beech moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Beech moth
Adult of Cydia fagiglandana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cydia
Species:	C. fagiglandana
Binomial name
Cydia fagiglandana (Zeller, 1841)
Synonyms
Kenneliola fagiglandana Zeller, 1841[1] Cydia grossana Haworth, 1811 Tortrix fagiglandana Zeller, 1841 Cydia fagiglandana corsica Gibeaux, 1999 Tortrix grossana Haworth, [1811] Cydia fagiglandana subsp. corsica Gibeaux, 1999[2] Cydia nimbana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1922

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe. [3] These moths mainly occur in beech woodland.[4]

Description

Cydia fagiglandana can reach a wingspan of 12–16 mm.[4] The forewings are brown-black irrorated with whitish, crossed by pairs of fine dark brown stripes. The basal patch is slightly darker, the edge sharply angulated . There are two leaden -metallic streaks from costa posteriorly and a large darker coppery -tinged terminal patch hardly reaching costa.The ocellus within this patch is edged with leaden -metallic, enclosing some blackish marks. The hindwings are fuscous. The larva are light yellowish or whitish, longitudinally clouded with orange ; spots orange ; head pale brownish ; plate of 2 pale ochreous[5] This species is rather similar to Cydia splendana. [4]

Biology

The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.[4] They are active in the evening. The larvae feed sometimes on oak (Quercus ilex, Quercus robur),[6] but usually on beech nuts (Fagus sylvatica). [4] The larval stage may last for two years. Pupation usually occurs in a cocoon spun in the soil or in rotten wood.[7] The first adults emerge in late spring.

References

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External links

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