Species Details

ABH: 49.326

BF: 1255a

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Cydia medicaginis

Authority: (Kuznetzov, 1962)

Vernacular: Alfalfa Moth

Account: Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on waste ground in parts of south-eastern England. This species was found in Essex in 1988, and subsequent research revealed hitherto undetected specimens in collections, including two taken in Southampton in 1970. Since then, further specimens have been taken in Hampshire. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 9-11 mm. It is unlikely that records of this species will be accepted unless the specimen is retained for examination. Larva feeds on seeds of Lucerne and Black Medick.

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: 9 — 11 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 Jun (2009) — 26 Jun (2008)

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

Foodplant: Medicago falcata, Medicago sativa.

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

Status: pRDB2

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cydia-medicaginis/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2008

Latest Year: 2009

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