Cydia nigricana (Fabricius 1794) (Family Tortricidae)

Forewing Length: 5.5-7.5mm;
Wingspan: 12-16mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? July - April May - June May - August
(Earliest: 1.7)


Ranunculus
Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Several Fabaceae
Food:
(Adult)

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Bassus rufipes Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
Several Vespidae

Several Miridae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Cydia nigricana
Eurasian Tortricidae: Cydia nigricana
Cydia nigricana
Lepiforum: Cydia nigricana
Plant Parasites of Europe: Cydia nigricana


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