Cydia rana - Hodges#3450
Cydia rana
This record describes Cydia rana (species). Recorded family: Tortricidae. Recorded order: Lepidoptera.
Identification and Appearance
Forbes description - Deep brown; a strong double medial, strongly waved but not distinctly broken, silvery band; and a single postmedial band, each of these starting from a pair of white costal dots. Another single white subterminal dot on costa, and a pair before apex. Speculum preceded by the postmedial band, followed by a vertical dark-silver bar, and crossed by four black bars; the ground concolorous. Hind wing dark.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
- Superfamily
- Tortricoidea
- Family
- Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
- Subfamily
- Olethreutinae
- Tribe
- Grapholitini
- Genus
- Cydia
Imported taxonomy record. Source availability varies; see the source references and editorial policy below.
Habitat and Range
Geographic Range
Records from eastern Canada, eastern United States and south into the Caribbean. Type locality: Black Mountains, North Carolina.
Diet and Behavior
Diet: Larval hosts include: ( 3 ) Engelmann spruce ( Picea engelmannii ). white spruce ( Picea glauca ). ironweed ( Vernonia ).
Additional species information
Species notes from the sources
Etymology: Specific epithet is an unpublished manuscript name of William D. Kearfott's derived from an alphabetical rhyming scheme with no meaning ( bana, dana, fana ... zana ).
About Butterflies and Moths: the wider group
Order-level background for Lepidoptera, the group containing Cydia rana. Species-specific details appear above.
Group overview
Lepidoptera includes approximately 180,000 described species of butterflies and moths. Moths outnumber butterflies roughly 10:1. The monarch butterfly's eastern population has declined by more than 80% since the mid-1990s, and the western population by over 95% since the 1980s. The IUCN lists the migratory monarch as Vulnerable.
Ecological role of the group
Butterflies and moths are essential indicators of ecosystem health. As caterpillars, they are a primary food source for birds - a single nest of blue tit chicks requires ~10,000 caterpillars. Adult moths pollinate many night-blooming plants.
Economic and practical significance of the group
Lepidoptera are critical pollinators. In Europe, grassland butterfly species have declined by almost 50% since the early 1990s. In the UK, three-quarters of butterflies are in decline. In the U.S., five butterfly species have gone extinct since 1950, with 29 listed as endangered.
Recorded sources for this group: IUCN Red List, Xerces Society, USFWS, PNAS, WWF. Imported estimates may describe particular regions or reporting periods.
Photos of Cydia rana - Hodges#3450 (3)
Photo credits: Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki; Additional contributions by Robert Lord Zimlich , Randy Hardy
Frequently Asked Questions About Cydia rana - Hodges#3450
What is Cydia rana - Hodges#3450?
Cydia rana - Hodges#3450 (Cydia rana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, within the order Lepidoptera.
How big is Cydia rana - Hodges#3450?
FWL ≈ 6.2mm
How do you identify Cydia rana - Hodges#3450?
Forbes description - Deep brown; a strong double medial, strongly waved but not distinctly broken, silvery band; and a single postmedial band, each of these starting from a pair of white costal dots. Another single white subterminal dot on costa, and a pair before apex. Speculum preceded by the postmedial band, followed by a vertical dark-silver bar, and crossed by four black bars; the ground concolorous. Hind wing dark.
Where is Cydia rana - Hodges#3450 found?
Range: Records from eastern Canada, eastern United States and south into the Caribbean. Type locality: Black Mountains, North Carolina.
What does Cydia rana - Hodges#3450 eat?
The diet of the Cydia rana - Hodges#3450 includes Larval hosts include: ( 3 ) Engelmann spruce ( Picea engelmannii ). white spruce ( Picea glauca ). ironweed ( Vernonia )..