Cydia nigricana (Fabricius 1794) (Family Tortricidae)
Forewing Length: 5.5-7.5mm;
Wingspan: 12-16mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult | 
| ? | July - April | May - June | May - August (Earliest: 1.7)
 | 
| Biotopes: |   Meadows
 |   Hedge Rows
 | 
| Food: (Larva)
 (Oligophagous)
 |   Several Fabaceae
 | 
Ranunculus
| Food: (Adult)
 |   Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar
 |   Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
 | 
| Parasitoids: |   Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
 |   Bassus rufipes Larva
 | 
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |   Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
 |   Many Braconidae Larvae
 |   Several Tachinidae Larvae
 | 
| Possible Predators: |   Several Vespidae
 |   Several Miridae
 | 
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Cydia nigricana
Eurasian Tortricidae:
Cydia nigricana
 Cydia nigricana
Cydia nigricana
Lepiforum:
Cydia nigricana
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Cydia nigricana
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