Hedya nubiferana
Species of moth
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Hedya nubiferana, the marbled orchard tortrix or green budworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Hedya |
| Species: | H. nubiferana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hedya nubiferana Haworth, 1811 | |
The wingspan is 15–21 mm. The forewing ground colour is grey-brown.There is a square, basal black spot, and just distal to this a more or less clear, light-grey cross-band. At the wing tip there is a wide, snow-white cross-band (similar to the white uric acid in bird excrement). The hindwings are thinly shelled, light grey-brown with brown veins.
The moth flies from May to August.
The larvae feed on hawthorn (Crataegus species) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
Notes
- ^The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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