Hedya nubiferana HAWORTH, [1811]

Maharramova, Sheyda, 2011, Characterization of leaf-rollers attacking forest and fruit trees in Azerbaijan (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 61 (1), pp. 223-238 : 230-231

Hedya nubiferana HAWORTH, [1811]

Specimens examined:

Azerbaijan: Sheki District, Markhal area , 22 April 1995 , Quercus sp. , 1 ; Sheki District, 11 May 1995 , Armeniaca vulgaris , 1 ; Baku city, 24 May 1995 , Malus sp. , 1 ; 24 May 1995, A. vulgaris , 2  ; Sheki city, 28 May 1995, 2 ; Baku city, 29 May 1995 , Prunus domestica , 1 ; Astara District, Tengerud v., 5 May 1997 , Cydonia sp. , 1 ; Astara District, Archivan v., 7 May 1998 , Malus sp. , 1 ; Astara District, Serek v., 14 May 1998 , Malus sp. , 1 .

Caterpillars and pupae were collected in nature. This species damages trees and bushes in the family Rosaceae . Of the five recorded hosts, Malus sp. and A. vulgaris were preferred ( Table 1). This species overwinters as an early instar larva. Overwintering caterpillars hatch in the second week of April and feed on buds; they later attack leaves. Pupation occurs at the end of April and early May. Females lay about 150 eggs on leaves or occasionally on fruit, either or in groups of 2-8. There is one generation annually.

Tribe Eucosmini