Cydia amplana

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Rusty oak moth

| image = Tortricidae - Cydia amplana.-1.JPG

| genus = Cydia

| species = amplana

| authority = (Hübner, [1799]{{Verify source|date=April 2010}})

| synonyms =

  • Tortrix amplana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Carpocapsa molybdana Constant, 1884

}}

Cydia amplana, the rusty oak moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from northern, central and southern Europe to Asia Minor, south-western Russia and Transcaucasus.{{Cite web|title=Cydia amplana|url=https://gdoremi.altervista.org/tortricidae/Cydia_amplana_en.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=gdoremi.altervista.org}}

The wingspan is 16–20 mm.[http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=RS2017000089], Drekić, M. and V. Vasić. 2012. It often needs two years for development.{{cite web |last1=Ellis |first1=W N |title=Cydia amplana (Hübner, 1800) vagrant piercer, rusty oak moth |url=https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/apoditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/olethreutinae/grapholitini/cydia/cydia-amplana/ |website=Plant Parasites of Europe |access-date=31 August 2023}}

File:2017 10 08 Cydia amplana.jpg

File:2017 10 12 Edelkastanien.jpg| Larval exit hole in sweet chestnut

File:(1262) Cydia amplana (14667322468).jpg

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