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Codling Moth

Cydia pomonella

Classification

Class
Insecta

The codling moth or (especially Australia) codlin moth (Cydia pomonella) is a member of the Lepidopteran family Tortricidae. They are major pests to agricultural crops, mainly fruits such as apples and pears, and a codling moth larva is often called an "apple worm". Along with the apple maggot, it is the worm that people encounter when biting into an infested apple.

Distribution

Martien van den Heuvel · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 2,208Germany · 2,016United Kingdom · 1,683France · 416Spain · 189Switzerland · 123Belgium · 105Italy · 102Luxembourg · 37