Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Cydia amplana
CYDIA amplana (Hübner,[1799])
Cydia amplana
CYDIA amplana (Hübner,[1799])
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Venacular Names: Vagrant Piercer : Rusty Oak Moth
Wingspan: 13-20mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe(not Estonia,Finland,Latvia,Ireland,Lithuania,Luxembourg,& various Mediterranean Islands) to Asia Minor : South-western Russia : Transcaucasia
UK Distribution: Rare immigrant : Increasing from west (Dorset),South coast, slightly increasing inland(moths below found in N Hampshire) Increasingly frequent
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Range of habitats but mainly coastal : Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This beautiful moth is a scarce immigrant that has increased its range from its original recording in South Devon in 1990, along coastal regions as far north as Norfolk.The moth has increased in frequency moving inland, where it has been recorded in North Hampshire.
The moth is unmistakeably resplendent in its orangey brown and darker brown dorsal half with a creamy coloured dorsal blotch half way along the wings.As can be seen with the photos below the brown marking can vary considerably between individuals.
The moth is a migrant,first appearing in this country in Devon and has since been recorded along the south coast and northwards to the Norfolk coast. Although a coastal species this moth has slowly moved northwards inland and was first recorded in North Hampshire in 2008.In recent years it has become more frequent.
The moth is attracted to light and has been recorded in numbers at the moth trap.
Wingspan: 13-20mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe(not Estonia,Finland,Latvia,Ireland,Lithuania,Luxembourg,& various Mediterranean Islands) to Asia Minor : South-western Russia : Transcaucasia
UK Distribution: Rare immigrant : Increasing from west (Dorset),South coast, slightly increasing inland(moths below found in N Hampshire) Increasingly frequent
UK Conservation Status -
- Migrant
- Least Concern
- Tortrix amplana (Hübner, [1799])
- Phalaena pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Not Specified
Habitat: Range of habitats but mainly coastal : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This beautiful moth is a scarce immigrant that has increased its range from its original recording in South Devon in 1990, along coastal regions as far north as Norfolk.The moth has increased in frequency moving inland, where it has been recorded in North Hampshire.
The moth is unmistakeably resplendent in its orangey brown and darker brown dorsal half with a creamy coloured dorsal blotch half way along the wings.As can be seen with the photos below the brown marking can vary considerably between individuals.
The moth is a migrant,first appearing in this country in Devon and has since been recorded along the south coast and northwards to the Norfolk coast. Although a coastal species this moth has slowly moved northwards inland and was first recorded in North Hampshire in 2008.In recent years it has become more frequent.
The moth is attracted to light and has been recorded in numbers at the moth trap.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut
- Quercus coccifera - Kermes Oak
- Quercus iberica - Georgian Oak
- Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak - Common Oak
- Juglandaceae - Walnut Family
- Juglans regia - Walnut
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - CYDIA Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Grapholitini CYDIA Hübner, 1825 Cydia amplana (Hübner, [1799]) - Phalaena pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) - TORTRIX amplana (Hübner,[1799]) - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 Lepidoptera V11 : Tortricea 11 : p.5 - n.24 - Not Specified |