Pea moth
Cydia nigricana (Fabricius, 1794)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The pea moth (Cydia nigricana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the pea moth
- 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 pea moth live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pea moth as introduced in 1 country.
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 pea moth 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 pea moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTortricidae
- genusCydia
- SpeciesCydia nigricana (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms Cydia asiatica, Cydia dandana, Cydia nigricana asiatica, Cydia novimundi, Cydia pisana, Cydia proximana, Cydia ratifera, Cydia rativera, Cydia rusticella, Cydia tenebricosana, Cydia viciana, Enarmonia dandana, Enarmonia ratifera, Endopisa pisana, Endopisa tenebricosana, Endopisa viciana, Grapholitha nigricana, Grapholitha tenebrosana, Laspeyresia novimundi, Laspeyresia rativera, Phalaena rusticella, Pyralis nigricana, Tortrix proximana
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- obaleč hrachovýCzech
- Gwyfyn PysWelsh
- ÆrteviklerDanish
- ErbsenwicklerGerman
- hernekääriäinenFinnish
- エンドウシンクイJapanese
- 완두애기잎말이나방Korean
- Žirninis vaisėdisLithuanian
- erteviklerNorwegian Bokmål
- ErwtenbladrollerDutch
- erteviklarNorwegian Nynorsk
- wydrążka czerniejeczkaPolish
- Гороховая плодожоркаRussian
- Plodokaz hrachovýSlovak
- ärtvecklareSwedish
- Bezelye KurduTurkish
- Плодожерка гороховаUkrainian
- Gwyfynod PysWelsh
- erteglansviklerNorwegian Bokmål
- erteglansviklarNorwegian Nynorsk
Relatives of the pea moth
Other species in the same genus Cydia.
Codlin moth
Cydia pomonella
Marbled piercer
Cydia splendana
Vagrant piercer
Cydia amplana
Spruce seed moth
Cydia strobilella
Large beech piercer
Cydia fagiglandana
Larch piercer
Cydia illutana
ComparePea moth vs Codlin mothPea moth vs Marbled piercerPea moth vs Vagrant piercerPea moth vs Spruce seed moth
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the pea moth an invasive species?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pea moth as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.
What kind of animal is the pea moth?
The pea moth (Cydia nigricana) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.
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