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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cydia ulicetana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to western Europe, but was introduced to Hawaii.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cydia |
| Species: | C. ulicetana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cydia ulicetana (Haworth, [1811]) | |
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The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing in May and in the south again from July to September in western Europe.
The larvae feed internally in the seedpods of various plants, including Ulex (such as Ulex europaeus) and Cytisus species.
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