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Cydia inquinatana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cydia

Cydia inquinatana

Similar
  
Cydia medicaginis, Cydia millenniana, Cydia pactolana, Cydia duplicana, Cydia succedana

Cydia inquinatana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Acer campestre and Acer pseudoplatanus. They live in the seeds of their host plant.

References

Cydia inquinatana Wikipedia