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Cydia blackmoreana (Walsingham, 1903), a tortricid moth new for the Maltese fauna (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

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Cydia blackmoreana (Walsingham, 1903) is recorded as new for the Maltese Islands. A Maltese name is proposed for this new record.
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Cydia blackmoreana (Walsingham, 1903), a tortricid
moth new for the Maltese fauna
(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
A. Seguna
Abstract
Cydia blackmoreana (Walsingham, 1903) is recorded as new for the Maltese Islands. A Maltese name is pro-
posed for this new record.
KEY WORDS: Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Cydia blackmoreana, Malta.
Cydia blackmoreana (Walsingham, 1903), tortrícido nuevo para la fauna de Malta
(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Resumen
Cydia blackmoreana (Walsingham, 1903) se cita como nueva para Malta. Se propone un Nuevo nombre
maltés para esta nueva cita.
PALABRAS CLAVE: Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Cydia blackmoreana, Malta.
Introduction
Since the recent revision of the Maltese Tortricidae (TREMATERRA & SAMMUT, 2007), this
species is recorded for the first time for the Islands of Malta. With the discovery of C. blackmoreana,
the genus Cydia in Malta is represented by ten species.
Cydia blackmoreana (Walsingham, 1903)
[Laspeyresia blackmoreana Walsingham, 1903, Entomologist’s mon. Mag., 39: 210]
[Laspeyresia sumptuosana Rebel, 1928, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien., 78(2): 83-84]
[Laspeyresia coluteana Amsel 1959, Bull. Soc. ent. Egypte, 42: 59]
Material examined
MALTA, 1 1, Naxxar, 1-III-2001, A. Seguna leg., at light. [Gen. prep. 2278 from P. Trematerra
collection]
Life history
Little is known on the biology of this moth but it seems that the larvae feed on the seeds of
Colutea. The species flies during May and June and again in October in two generations (RAZOWSKI,
2003). The record for Malta, in early March, may suggest that the first brood is earlier than elsewhere
or that it produces an additional generation between the two known ones.
SHILAP Revta. lepid., 35 (140), diciembre 2007: 3 CODEN: SRLPEF ISSN:0300-5267
Distribution
The species is known from Morocco, Syria and Iraq (RAZOWSKI, 2003). In Europe it is recorded
in Italy (RAZOWSKI, 2003), Portugal and Greece (KARSHOLT & RAZOWSKI, 1996).
Remarks
The specimen was recorded from a build-up area. Successive moth trapping from this site have
not produced further specimens. This new record shows that there are still some interesting species
awaiting discovery on the Maltese Islands. It remains unclear whether C. blackmoreana is a rare
resident species in Malta or just a rare migrant.
I propose the Maltese name ‘Sidja ta’Blackmore’.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Dr. P. Trematerra of Campobasso (Italy) for the identification and genitalia
preparation and to Dr. J. Razowski of Krakow (Poland) who also confirmed the identification of the
species. Also to Dr. A. Vives for providing the Spanish translation in this work and to my colleague Mr.
P. Sammut of Rabat (Malta) for the revision of this paper.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
DANILEVSKY, A. S, & KUZNETSOV, V. I., 1968.– Listoverki – Tortricidae triba plodozhorki Laspeyresiini. In V.
I. BYKHOVSKIY (ed.).– Fauna SSSR, 5(1): 1-635.
DIAKONOFF, A., 1976.– New and rare Mediterranean Laspeyresiini collected by Dr. J. Klimesch (Lepidoptera,
Tortricidae).– Zool. Meded., 50(6): 91-105.
KARSHOLT, O. & RAZOWSKI, J., 1996.– The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distributional Checklist: 380 pp. Apollo
Books, Stenstrup.
RAZOWSKI, J., 2003.– Tortricidae of Europe. Olethreutinae, 2: 300 pp. Bratislava.
SAMMUT, P., 2000.– Kullana Kulturali 12 - Il-Lepidoptera: X + 246 pp. Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza, Malta.
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Ser. II, 39(1): 1-34.
A. S.
68 ‘Redeemer’
Triq l-Emigrant
Naxxar NXR 3200
MALTA / MALTA
E-mail: seguna@onvol.net
(Recibido para publicación / Received for publication 7-VII-1998)
(Revisado y aceptado / Revised and accepted 28-I-1998)
A. SEGUNA
2SHILAP Revta. lepid., 35 (140), diciembre 2007
Fig.1.– Cydia blackmoreana (Wlsghm.). MALTA, Naxxar, 1-III-2001.
CYDIA BLACKMOREANA (WALSINGHAM, 1903), A TORTRICID MOTH NEW FOR THE MALTESE FAUNA
SHILAP Revta. lepid., 35 (140), diciembre 2007 3
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