Cydia pomonella (LINNAEUS, 1758)

Maharramova, Sheyda, 2011, Characterization of leaf-rollers attacking forest and fruit trees in Azerbaijan (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 61 (1), pp. 223-238 : 232

Cydia pomonella (LINNAEUS, 1758)

Specimens examined:

Azerbaijan: Astara District, Archivan v., 25 April 1995, Malus sp. , 1 ; Sheki District, Dodu v., 2 May 1995, Malus sp. , 1 ; Baku city, 14 May 1995, A. vulgaris , 1 ; Astara District, Archivan v., 29 September 1995, Malus sp. , 1 ; Baku city, 30 July 1996, Malus sp. , 1 ; Astara District, Archivan v., 14 May 1997, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 .

Cydia pomonella is oligophagous; we recorded it from three plant species, with MalusMalus sp. the primary host ( Table 1). There are two generations per year. Females lay eggs on the underside of the leaf. Productivity of the female is 60- 120 eggs. Newly hatched caterpillars penetrate into the pulp of the fruit and make a chamberlike cavity. The following instars feed in the seed cavity. The fourth instar completes feeding and leaves the fruit to pupate. Moths are active at dusk.