Cydia medicaginis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Cydia
Species
Cydia medicaginis
Scientific Name
Cydia medicaginis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cydia medicaginis

Cydia medicaginis, the alfalfa moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in northern and central Europe (Great Britain, Latvia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, Poland, Romania), Transcaucasus, Kazakhstan and from western Russia to southern Siberia.

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing from early June to early August. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Medicago, Genista, Ulex, Sarothammus, Cytisus and Lotus species. It is considered a pest of lucerne and other Leguminosae. The larvae feed on the seeds of the host plant.

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Cydia medicaginis in languages:

Czech
obaleč vojtěškový
English
Alfalfa Moth
Finnish
mailaskiiltokääriäinen
Swedish
lusernvecklare

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