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Codling Moth

Cydia pomonella

The Codling Moth is a small insect that loves to eat apples! It has beautiful, colorful wings and is often found in gardens and orchards.

Hábitat: Orchards

Aspecto

The Codling Moth is a small, mottled grey-brown moth, often featuring a distinct bronze or copper-colored patch with dark lines on the outer edge of each forewing. Its muted coloration helps it blend seamlessly with tree bark. This camouflaged appearance makes it visually different from many brightly colored garden moths.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaTortricidaeGéneroCydia
Codling Moth
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Codling Moth

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

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Datos interesantes

Codling moths are the biggest pest for apples worldwide!

Male moths can smell a female from over a mile away!

Their babies can live inside apples for weeks, eating tunnels!

They spend winter as a caterpillar in a cocoon, waiting for spring!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Expert Blending

Codling Moths have mottled grey-brown wings that help them blend perfectly with tree bark, avoiding hungry birds.

Habilidad

Scent Signals

Female Codling Moths release invisible scent signals (pheromones) to attract mates from a distance, ensuring new generations.

Habilidad

Fruit Fortress

Codling Moth larvae can tunnel deep inside apples, protecting themselves from predators while feeding on the fruit's core.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
15-20 mm
Tamaño
8-10 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-14 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Larvae munch on fruit interiors; adults typically don't feed.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae feed on developing fruit pulp and seeds, while adults typically do not feed or only sip water.

Alimentos principales

  • Apples
  • Pears
  • Walnuts
  • Quince
  • Apricots
  • Plums

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Apple

Malus domestica

Larvae bore into and feed on the fruit of this tree.

eats

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

Young moths also attack the fruit of pear trees.

parasitizes

Minute Egg Parasite

Trichogramma minutum

A tiny wasp that lays its eggs inside Codling Moth eggs.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Adult moths and larvae are prey for these insectivorous birds.

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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Don't touch moths or caterpillars you find, as they can be delicate.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Codling Moth?

15-20 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Codling Moth?

8-10 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Codling Moth?

7-14 días

¿Qué come Codling Moth?

Larvae munch on fruit interiors; adults typically don't feed.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Codling Moth?

Orchards

¿Cómo caza Codling Moth?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Codling Moth?

6

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