Hedya nubiferana, the marbled orchard tortrix or green budworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.

Hedya nubiferana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Division:	Ditrysia
Section:	Cossina
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Hedya
Species:	H. nubiferana
Binomial name
Hedya nubiferana Haworth, 1811

The wingspan is 15–21 mm. The forewing ground colour is grey-brown.There is a square, basal black spot, and just distal to this a more or less clear, light-grey cross-band. At the wing tip there is a wide, snow-white cross-band (similar to the white uric acid in bird excrement). The hindwings are thinly shelled, light grey-brown with brown veins.

The moth flies from May to August.

The larvae feed on hawthorn (Crataegus species) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).

Notes

1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

External links

• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Photos at UKMoths

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