Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Scientific name Cydia medicaginis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cydia Rank Species | |
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Similar Cydia millenniana, Cydia pactolana, Cydia duplicana, Cydia succedana, Cydia amplana | ||
Cydia medicaginis, the alfalfa moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. 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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