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Marbled piercer

Cydia splendana (Hübner, [1796-1799])

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The marbled piercer (Cydia splendana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the marbled piercer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the marbled piercer live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled piercer as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Ireland

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the marbled piercer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the marbled piercer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusCydia
  7. SpeciesCydia splendana (Hübner, [1796-1799])

Synonyms Carpocapsa reaumurana, Carpocapsa splendana, Cydia bicolorata, Cydia glandella, Cydia pencleriana, Cydia penkleriana, Cydia reaumurana, Cydia triangulella, Cydic splendana, Epinotia penkleriana, Tinea bicolorata, Tortrix glandella, Tortrix pencleriana, Tortrix penkleriana, Tortrix splendana

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • obaleč ořechovýCzech
  • AgernviklerDanish
  • EichelwicklerGerman
  • Oruga de la castañaSpanish
  • tammikiiltokääriäinenFinnish
  • Carpocapse des châtaignesFrench
  • tölgymakkmolyHungarian
  • Ąžuolinis vaisėdisLithuanian
  • eikeglansviklerNorwegian Bokmål
  • OkkernootmotDutch
  • eikeglansviklarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Pachówka żołędzióweczkaPolish
  • Желудёвая плодожоркаRussian
  • plodokaz žaluďovýSlovak
  • ekollonvecklareSwedish
  • Kestane İçkurduTurkish
  • Плодожерка дубова сіраUkrainian
  • EichenwicklerGerman
  • Später KastanienwicklerGerman
  • Gewone spiegelmotDutch
  • mindre ekollonvecklareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marbled piercer

Other species in the same genus Cydia.

Codlin moth

Cydia pomonella

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

Pea moth

Cydia nigricana

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the marbled piercer an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled piercer as introduced in 1 country: Ireland, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the marbled piercer?

The marbled piercer (Cydia splendana) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marbled piercer (Cydia splendana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-piercer

MLA

“Marbled piercer (Cydia splendana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-piercer.

BibTeX
@misc{marbled_piercer_2026,
  title = {Marbled piercer (Cydia splendana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-piercer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}