Cydia ulicetana

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Cydia ulicetana
Cydia ulicetana, Trefor beach, North Wales, Sept 2013 (19675788352).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cydia
Species:
C. ulicetana
Binomial name
Cydia ulicetana
(Haworth, [1811])
Synonyms
List
    • Tortrix ulicetanaHaworth, [1811]
    • Cydia ulicitana
    • Laspeyresia ulicitana(Haworth, [1811])
    • Grapholitha conjunctanaMoschler, 1866
    • Grapholitha consequanaZeller, 1847
    • Grapholitha adenocarpi var. lambessanaCaradja, 1916
    • Grapholitha micaceanaConstant, 1865

Cydia ulicetana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to western Europe, but was introduced to Hawaii.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing in May and in the south again from July to September in western Europe.

The larvae feed internally in the seedpods of various plants, including Ulex (such as Ulex europaeus ) and Cytisus species.

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