Cydia succedana

Cydia succedana, or Gorse Pod Moth[1] is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and has been introduced to New Zealand.[2]

Cydia succedana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cydia
Species:
C. succedana
Binomial name
Cydia succedana

The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Ulex europaeus, Genista, Lotus and Cytisus scoparius. The larva is used as an agent to biologically control gorse in New Zealand feeding on the seeds.[3][4]

References
  1. "Gorse Pod Moth" (PDF). Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  2. ZLATKOV, B., & BUDASHKIN, Y. (2012). Taxonomic and distributional remarks on some Palaearctic Cydia of the succedana-group with descriptions of two new species (Tortricidae). Nota lepidopterologica, 35(1), 97-107.
  3. Hill, R. L., & Gourlay, A. H. (2002). Host-range testing, introduction, and establishment of Cydia succedana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) for biological control of gorse, Ulex europaeus L., in New Zealand. Biological Control, 25(2), 173-186.
  4. Withers, T. M., Hill, R. L., Paynter, Q., Fowler, S. V., & Gourlay, A. H. (2008). Post-release investigations into the fi eld host range of the gorse pod moth Cydia succedana Denis & Schiffermüller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Entomologist, 31(1), 67-76.


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