Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Codling Moth
CYDIA pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Codling Moth
CYDIA pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
The Wingspan: 14-22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Balearic Is. & Ukraine) : introduced into eastern north America
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Great Britain with the exception of Scotland where it is very local
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Wooodland : Hedgerows : Gardens : Orchards : Parkland
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: larva within cocoon
Observations: The forewings of this moth are grey with brownish cross lines,a darker band adjacent to the basal area and a purplish brown ocellus thickly edged coppery or gold with a triangular blackish streak from the edge of the ocellus to the tornus.
Although similar to Dark forms of C,splendana this moth has longer forewings,a large coppery ocellus and fine cross lines.
Feeding within many commercially grown fruits, the larva can be a serious pest in some areas as they bore into the core of the fruit pushing out frasse as they go, making the fruit unfit for human consumption.
The moth was introduced into north America some 200years ago and is now considered to be the most serious pest in home orchards.
The moth flies at dusk and is attracted to the light.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Balearic Is. & Ukraine) : introduced into eastern north America
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Great Britain with the exception of Scotland where it is very local
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Tinea) pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalaena pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Not Specified
Habitat: Wooodland : Hedgerows : Gardens : Orchards : Parkland
Similar Species -
- Cydia splendana (Hübner, [1799]) - dark specimens
Overwinters as: larva within cocoon
Observations: The forewings of this moth are grey with brownish cross lines,a darker band adjacent to the basal area and a purplish brown ocellus thickly edged coppery or gold with a triangular blackish streak from the edge of the ocellus to the tornus.
Although similar to Dark forms of C,splendana this moth has longer forewings,a large coppery ocellus and fine cross lines.
Feeding within many commercially grown fruits, the larva can be a serious pest in some areas as they bore into the core of the fruit pushing out frasse as they go, making the fruit unfit for human consumption.
The moth was introduced into north America some 200years ago and is now considered to be the most serious pest in home orchards.
The moth flies at dusk and is attracted to the light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut
- Juglandaceae - Walnut Family
- Juglans nigra - Black Walnut
- Lythraceae - Loosestrife Family
- Punica granatum - Pomengranate
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Crataegus holmesiana - Holmes' hawthorn
- Cydonia oblonga - Quince
- Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat, Japanese Loquat
- Malus fusca - Oregon Crab, Oregon crab apple
- Malus pumila - Paradise Apple
- Malus sylvestris - Crab Apple
- Prunus armeniaca - Apricot
- Prunus domestica - Bullace - Plum
- Prunus dulcis - Almond
- Prunus persica - Peach
- Pyrus communis - Wild Pear
- Sorbus aria - Whitebeam - Chess-apple
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Grapholitini CYDIA Hübner, 1825 Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) - Phalaena pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) - PHALAENA (Tinea) pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) = pomonana (Treitschke, 1830) = Laspeyresia pomonella = Phalaena aeneana Villers, 1789 = Pyralis pomana Fabricius, 1775 = Carpocapsa putaminana Staudinger, 1859 = Carpocapsa simpsoni Busck, 1903 - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title Page : p.538 - n.270 - Not Specified |