49.324 BF1257  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Cydia nigricana – Pea Moth – (Fabricius, 1794) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
** Identification write up required **
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Cydia millenniana (Larch Gall Moth);Pammene germmana (Dark Oak Tortrix)
Distribution:  (Last record: 13 May 2025 at Belper )  –  Only modern day records are DaNES Williamthorpe 23/6/2009: iRecord 3 in 2024 – Markham Vale 17th & 26th June and Gang Mine Cromford 29/6/2024 , one 13th May 2025 Belper
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Clive Ashton, Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-16mm
Food Plant: Vetches and various Legumes, and cultivated Garden Peas
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

Selected Images:  

Cromford (2024) Clive Ashton© / Belper (2025) Dave Evans©



Distribution Map for Cydia nigricana

Found 7 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 6 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
Flying
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Cydia nigricana

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Cydia nigricana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Cydia nigricana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Cydia nigricana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Cydia nigricana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Cydia nigricana
AGR: -6.64%   |   Total % Change: -66.7%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Cydia nigricana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cydia nigricana
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Cydia nigricana – 7 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Hadfield, Glossop, UKSK09I25/06/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N13/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N13/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Gang Mine, CromfordSK25X29/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale South TipSK47K26/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale , Seymour , DerbyshireSK47L17/06/20241not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Williamthorpe NRSK46I23/06/20093Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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