Cydia nigricana (Fabricius, 1794)
pea moth
on pea etc.
Hoofddorp, 16.v.2020 © Laurens van der Linde
Pisum sativum, UK, Norfolk, Downham Market, 10.vii.2019 © Rob Edmunds: earliest damage
2.vii.2017, two larvae
vii.2015, mature larva
parasite
The larvae bore within in the pods into the ripening seeds. Hibernation and pupation in a cocoon in the soil.
host plants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Lathyrus japonicus, odoratus, pratensis; Lupinus; Pisum sativum; Vicia.
distribution within Europe
larva
Picture on Lepiforum; see also Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Grapholitha, Laspeyresia, nigricana; Cydia rusticella (Clerck, 1759).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Hering (1957a), Huisman & Koster (2000a), Lepiforum (2019), Maček (1999a), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Thomann, Standfuss & Müller-Rutz (1913a), Wegner (2010a).