Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Codling Moth
49.3380 (B&F: 1261)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Tortricoidea
»Family: Tortricidae
»Subfamily: Olethreutinae
»Tribe: Grapholitini
Common
A resident species, generally occurring singly or sparingly at mv light in most habitats. Often fairly common and occasionally common in domestic gardens. Double-brooded, in two heavily overlapping flights, flying mainly from late May to early September. Larvae feed inside the fruits of apple, pear, walnut, whitebeam and melon. (Pratt, 2011).
