Species Details

ABH: 49.341

BF: 1260

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Cydia splendana

Authority: (Hübner, [1799])

Vernacular: Marbled Piercer

Account: Common in oak and other deciduous woodland throughout Britain, most frequent in the south-east. Relatively frequent in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, wherever there are oak trees. Wingspan 14-22 mm. The well-developed and conspicuous pre-tornal marking and the purplish ocellus distinguish C. splendana from C. fagiglandana. Larva feeds within fruit of Oak and Sweet Chestnut, over-wintering in a cocoon.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 14 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 20 Jun (2018) — 1 Oct (2023)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Castanea sp., Juglans sp., Quercus sp. (an oak).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cydia-splendana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 315

Individuals: 356

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2024

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