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Jumping Bean Moth

Cydia saltitans

Checklist Number
49.3411 [B&F: 1262a]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Olethreutinae
Genus:Cydia
Species:saltitans
Authority:(Westwood, 1858)

Recorded infrequently through importation of jumping beans from Mexico, where resident in dry, arid areas; these contain the larva from which adult moths occasionally develop and emerge. In Hampshire recorded for the first time at Southsea on 8 September 1990. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 19-23 mm. Larva feeds within seed capsules of Sebastiana pavoniana; no evidence of breeding in the UK.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

No Adult records to show.

Records by week (larval)

No Larval records to show.

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Southsea (SZ69)08/09/1990oneJ R LangmaidAdult