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Datasheet

Cydia splendana (chestnut tortrix moth)

Summary

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  • 20 January 2015
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Cydia splendana
  • Preferred Common Name
  • chestnut tortrix moth
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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Pictures

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C. splendana; adult at rest. Surbiton, Surrey, UK. August 1987.
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CaptionC. splendana; adult at rest. Surbiton, Surrey, UK. August 1987.
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C. splendana; adult at rest. Surbiton, Surrey, UK. August 1987.
C. splendana; adult at restC. splendana; adult at rest. Surbiton, Surrey, UK. August 1987.David Agassiz

Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Cydia splendana (Hübner, 1799)

Preferred Common Name

  • chestnut tortrix moth

Other Scientific Names

  • Carpocapsa reaumurana Heinemann
  • Carpocapsa splendana Hübner
  • Enarmonia splendana Hübner
  • Laspeyresia splendana Hübner
  • Tortrix splendana Hübner

International Common Names

  • English: bright marble tortrix; chestnut codling moth; chestnut fruit moth; late chestnut tortrix moth; nut fruit tortrix
  • Spanish: gusano de las castanas; polilla de las castanas
  • French: carpocapse des chataignes; ver des chataignes

Local Common Names

  • Denmark: agernvikler
  • Finland: terhokääriäinen
  • Germany: Eichelwickler; Kastanienwickler; Wickler Esskastanien; Wickler, Eichel-
  • Italy: baco o verme paglierino delle castagne; carpocapsa delle castagne; cidia delle castagne; Pirale delle castagne; piralide delle castagne; tortrice tardiva delle castagne; Verme delle castagne
  • Japan: kurimiga
  • Mexico: torticido del nogal
  • Netherlands: okkernootmot
  • Norway: eikenottvikler
  • Spain: gusano de las castañas; polilla de las castañas
  • Sweden: ekollonvecklare

EPPO code

  • LASPSL (Cydia splendana)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Lepidoptera
  •                         Family: Tortricidae
  •                             Genus: Cydia
  •                                 Species: Cydia splendana

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

JapanPresentBalachowsky, 1966
TurkeyRestricted distributionKomai & Ishikawa, 1987; Ãanakþioglu, 1969

AFRICA

AlgeriaRestricted distributionKomai & Ishikawa, 1987

NORTH AMERICA

MexicoConfined (quarantine)NOM, 1995

EUROPE

AustriaWidespreadKomai & Ishikawa, 1987
Bosnia-HercegovinaPresentTre?tic et al., 2009
BulgariaWidespreadKomai & Ishikawa, 1987
CroatiaWidespreadHrasovec et al., 1995
Czechoslovakia (former)WidespreadKomai & Ishikawa, 1987
DenmarkPresentBalachowsky, 1966
FinlandRestricted distributionKomai & Ishikawa, 1987; Balachowsky, 1966
FranceWidespreadDebouzie, 1984; Debouzie et al., 1996; Della Beffa, 1961; Coutin, 1961
GermanyWidespreadKomai & Ishikawa, 1987; Della Beffa, 1961
HungaryWidespreadKomai & Ishikawa, 1987; Gál & Bürgés, 1987b; Gál & Bürgés, 1987a; Bogenschütz, 1991
ItalyRestricted distributionRotundo et al., 1991; Antonaroli, 1995; Speranza, 1999; Speranza, 2000; EPPO, 2014
NetherlandsPresentKomai & Ishikawa, 1987
NorwayRestricted distributionBalachowsky, 1966
PolandPresentKomai & Ishikawa, 1987
PortugalPresentKomai & Ishikawa, 1987; EPPO, 2014
-AzoresPresentLopes et al., 2008; EPPO, 2014
-MadeiraPresentRusso, 1947; Della Beffa, 1961; EPPO, 2014
RomaniaWidespreadScutareanu, 1993
Russian FederationRestricted distributionAdrianova, 1950; Balachowsky, 1966; Komai et al., 1987
SlovakiaWidespreadKelben, 1996; EPPO, 2014
SloveniaPresentHarapin & Jurc, 2000; EPPO, 2014
SpainPresentKomai & Ishikawa, 1987
SwedenRestricted distributionKomai & Ishikawa, 1987; Russo, 1947; Della Beffa, 1961; Balachowsky, 1966
SwitzerlandWidespreadKomai & Ishikawa, 1987; Bovey et al., 1975
UKPresentKomai & Ishikawa, 1987; Balachowsky, 1966

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Castanea (chestnuts)FagaceaeOther
Castanea sativa (chestnut)FagaceaeMain
Fagus sylvatica (common beech)FagaceaeOther
Juglans regia (walnut)JuglandaceaeOther
Quercus coccifera (kermes oak)FagaceaeOther
Quercus ilex (holm oak)FagaceaeOther
Quercus petraea (durmast oak)FagaceaeOther
Quercus robur (common oak)FagaceaeOther
Quercus rubra (northern red oak)FagaceaeOther
Quercus suber (cork oak)FagaceaeOther

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Fruit

external feeding
internal feeding
obvious exit hole
premature drop

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Ascogaster canifronsParasiteLarvae
Ascogaster quadridentatusParasiteLarvae
Paecilomyces farinosusPathogen
Pristomerus vulneratorParasiteLarvae
Scambus calobatusParasiteLarvae

Plant Trade

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Plant parts liable to carry the pest in trade/transportPest stagesBorne internallyBorne externallyVisibility of pest or symptoms
True seeds (inc. grain)larvaeYesPest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye
Plant parts not known to carry the pest in trade/transport
Bark
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Rhizomes
Flowers, Inflorescences, Cones, Calyx
Fruits (inc. pods)
Growing medium accompanying plants
Leaves
Roots
Seedlings, Micropropagated plants
Stems (above ground), Shoots, Trunks, Branches
Wood

References

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¦anaktioglu H, 1969. Insect damage on cones and seeds of forest trees in Turkey. Revue de la Facultesi des Sciences ForestiFres de l'Universitesi d'Instambul. Serie A, 19(2):83-89.

Adrianova N, 1950. Vrednye nasekomye drevesno - kustarnikovykh porod v rayone Kamyshin - Stalingrad i borba s nimi. Zool. Zh., 29:206-217.

Antonaroli R, 1995. Prove di cattura nel modenese della "Tortrice tardiva delle castagne" (Cydia splendana (Hb.)) con attrattivi sessuali: confronto tra dispenser. Informatore Fitopatologico, 4:56-60.

Arzone A, Alma A, Tavella L, Bonelli S, Galliano A, Ascheri B, 1993. Indagini sui principali insetti delle castagne in coltivazioni piemontesi. Proc. International Congress on Chestnut. Spoleto, October 20-23, 617-620.

Balachowsky AS, 1966. Entomologie appliquée à l' agriculture. Tome II. LépidoptFres, 1er Volume. Masson et Cie, Paris.

Bergougnoux F, Verlhac A, Breisch H, Chapa J, 1978. The sweet chestnut. Production and culture. Le chataignier. Production et culture. Institut de Vulgarisation pour les Fruits, Legumes et Champignons (INVUFLEC). Paris France, 192 pp.

Bogenschütz H, 1991. Eurasian Species in Forestry. In: Van der Geest LPS, Evenhuis HH, eds. Tortricid Pests: Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. World Crop Pest, 5:673-709.

Bovey P, Linder A, Müller O, 1975. Recherches sur les insectes des chataignes au Tessin (Suisse). Schwejzerische Zeitschrift fur Forskwesen, 11:781-820.

Cecconi G, 1924. Manuale di entomologia forestale. Padova, Italy: Tipografia del Seminario.

Chianella M, Tartaglia A, Bartocci R, Grieco G, Casciello N, 1991. Protection of chestnut against Cydia and Curculio elephas. Informatore Agrario, 47(30):74-75

Cinti S, 1997. Le avversità del castagno ed i nuovi orientamenti nella difesa. 2 parte. Terra e Sole, 653-654:43-46.

Coutin R, 1961. Les Laspeyresia des châtaignes et des glands. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 66:21-26.

Debouzie D, 1984. An exhaustive analysis of a chestnut tree: totals of fruits and insects (Laspeyresia splendana Hubner and Balaninus elephas Gyll.). Fruits, 39(7/8):483-486

Debouzie D, Heizmann A, Desouhant E, Menu F, 1996. Interference at several temporal and spatial scales between two chestnut insects. Oecologia, 108(1):151-158; 38 ref.

Della Beffa G, 1961. Insects Harmful to Agriculture and Modern Methods and Means of Control. 3rd edition. Gli insetti dannosi allnagricoltura ed i moderni metodi e mezzi di lotta. Milan, Italy: V. Hoepli.

EPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm

Frérot B, Marro JP, Malosse C, 1995. In vitro incubation of sex feromone gland and identification of pheromone components in Cydia splendana (Hb.). CR Acad. Sci. Paris, Sciences de la vie/Life sciences, 318:447-451.

Gál T, Bürgés G, 1987a. Zur verbeitung und Lebensweise der Eichelmotte (Laspeyresia splendana Hbn.; Lep. Tortricidae) in Ungarn. 1. Verbreitung, Schaden und SchwSrmen. J. Appl. Ent., 103:127-135.

Gál T, Bürgés G, 1987b. Zur verbeitung und Lebensweise der Eichelmotte (Laspeyresia splendana Hbn.; Lep. Tortricidae) in Ungarn. 2. Verbreitung, Bionomie und natürliche Feinde. J. Appl. Ent., 103:363-368.

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Hrasovec B, Margaletiæ J, 1995. Seed pest impact on reforestation efforts in Croatia. 1995 IUFRO Congress. Poster 153. 6-12 August, Tampere, Finland.

Joannis J, 1915. Observations sur le Carpocapse des châtaignes (Lep.). Bull. Soc. ent. France, 271-276.

Kelben P, 1996. Damage to acorns by insects in Slovakia. Biologia, Bratislava, 51(5):575-582.

Komai F, Ishikawa K, 1987. Infestation of chestnut fruits in China with two species of the genus Cydia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 31(1):55-62

Lopes DJH, Macedo N, Figueiredo A, Martins JT, Pimentel R, Ventura LB, Pombo DA, 2008. The interfruta project and its contribution to the knowledge of chestnut moth (Cydia splendana Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) dispersal and infestation on Terceira Island, Azores. Acta Horticulturae [Proceedings of the Second Iberian Congress on Chestnut, Villa Real, Portugal, 20-22 June 2007.], No.784:187-192. http://www.actahort.org

NOM, 1995. Norma Official Mexicana NOM-044-FITO-1995. Mexico, Diario Oficial de la Federacion de 19 marzo de 1999.

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Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Austria: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Bosnia-Hercegovina: Present
Tre?tic et al., 2009Bulgaria: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Switzerland: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Bovey et al., 1975Czechoslovakia (former): Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Germany: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Della Beffa, 1961Denmark: Present
Balachowsky, 1966Algeria: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Algeria: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Spain: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Spain: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Finland: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Balachowsky, 1966France: Widespread
Debouzie, 1984; Debouzie et al., 1996; Della Beffa, 1961; Coutin, 1961UK: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Balachowsky, 1966Croatia: WidespreadHungary: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Gál & Bürgés ,1987b; Gál & Bürgés ,1987a; Bogenschütz, 1991Italy: Restricted distribution
Rotundo et al., 1991; Antonaroli, 1995; Speranza, 1999; Speranza, 2000; EPPO, 2014Japan: Present
Balachowsky, 1966Mexico: Confined (quarantine)
NOM, 1995Mexico: Confined (quarantine)
NOM, 1995Netherlands: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Norway: Restricted distribution
Balachowsky, 1966Poland: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Portugal: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; EPPO, 2014Portugal
See regional map for distribution within the countryPortugal
See regional map for distribution within the countryPortugal
See regional map for distribution within the countryRomania: WidespreadRussian Federation: Restricted distribution
Adrianova, 1950; Balachowsky, 1966Russian Federation: Restricted distribution
Adrianova, 1950; Balachowsky, 1966Sweden: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Russo, 1947; Della Beffa, 1961; Balachowsky, 1966Slovenia: Present
Harapin & Jurc, 2000; EPPO, 2014Slovakia: Widespread
Kelben, 1996; EPPO, 2014Turkey: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Turkey: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Turkey: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Japan: Present
Balachowsky, 1966Russian Federation: Restricted distribution
Adrianova, 1950; Balachowsky, 1966Turkey: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987
Distribution map (europe) Austria: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Bosnia-Hercegovina: Present
Tre?tic et al., 2009Bulgaria: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Switzerland: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Bovey et al., 1975Czechoslovakia (former): Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Germany: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Della Beffa, 1961Denmark: Present
Balachowsky, 1966Algeria: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Spain: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Finland: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Balachowsky, 1966France: Widespread
Debouzie, 1984; Debouzie et al., 1996; Della Beffa, 1961; Coutin, 1961UK: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Balachowsky, 1966Croatia: WidespreadHungary: Widespread
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Gál & Bürgés ,1987b; Gál & Bürgés ,1987a; Bogenschütz, 1991Italy: Restricted distribution
Rotundo et al., 1991; Antonaroli, 1995; Speranza, 1999; Speranza, 2000; EPPO, 2014Netherlands: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Norway: Restricted distribution
Balachowsky, 1966Poland: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Portugal: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; EPPO, 2014Azores: Present
Lopes et al., 2008; EPPO, 2014Madeira: Present
Russo, 1947; Della Beffa, 1961; EPPO, 2014Romania: WidespreadRussian Federation: Restricted distribution
Adrianova, 1950; Balachowsky, 1966Sweden: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987; Russo, 1947; Della Beffa, 1961; Balachowsky, 1966Slovenia: Present
Harapin & Jurc, 2000; EPPO, 2014Slovakia: Widespread
Kelben, 1996; EPPO, 2014Turkey: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987
Distribution map (africa) Algeria: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Spain: Present
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987Madeira: Present
Russo, 1947; Della Beffa, 1961; EPPO, 2014Turkey: Restricted distribution
Komai & Ishikawa, 1987
Distribution map (north america) Mexico: Confined (quarantine)
NOM, 1995
Distribution map (central america) Mexico: Confined (quarantine)
NOM, 1995
Distribution map (south america)
Distribution map (pacific)