Cydia leguminana
Checklist Number49.340 [B&F: 1264]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Olethreutinae |
| Genus: | Cydia |
| Species: | leguminana |
| Authority: | (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) |
Extinct in the British Isles, formerly in hedgerows and woodland margins in parts of Cambridgeshire; also formerly in Essex, where not seen since 1890. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 12-15 mm. Reminiscent of G. lunulana but distinguished by the short medio-dorsal blotch which extends only to the submedian fold on the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds within damaged bark of Elm.
