Biology:Cydia splendana

Short description: Chestnut and acorn moth

Chestnut tortrix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cydia
Species:	C. splendana
Binomial name
Cydia splendana (Hübner, [1799])
Synonyms
Tortrix splendana Hübner, [1799] Laspeyresia splendana Tinea bicolorana Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 Tinea bicolorata Vives Moreno, 1991 Tortrix glandella Schrank, 1802 Tortrix pencleriana Werneburg, 1864 Tortrix penkleriana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Carpocapsa reaumurana Heinemann, 1863

Cydia splendana, the chestnut tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe. It is also known as the acorn moth, but this can also refer to Blastobasis glandulella from North America, which belongs to the more primitive family Blastobasidae.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on oak and sweet chestnut, and perhaps also Juglans species. The larvae develop mostly in mature chestnut fruits.

External links

• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Microlepidoptera.nl (in Dutch)
• UK Moths

Wikidata ☰ Q1301986 entry