Codling moth
Cydia pomonella Linnaeus
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Size range
- Small brown moth. Wing span 15–20 mm
- Whitish–pink caterpillar with dark head grows to 20 mm
Distribution
- Arrived from Europe
- Found throughout NZ
Life History
- Caterpillars are pests of apples and other pip fruit, feeding in the core
- Overwinter as diapausing fifth instar larvae in cocoons under bark.
