Photo © Mike Wall

Codling Moth

Cydia pomonella

Checklist Number
49.338 [B&F: 1261]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Tortricidae
Subfamily:Olethreutinae
Genus:Cydia
Species:pomonella
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in gardens, orchards and hedgerows throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 14-22 mm. Dark specimens of C. splendana are reminiscent of C. pomonella, but the latter is distinguished by the more pronounced, transverse, dark brown strigulation and the large, distinctly coppery ocellus of the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds within fruit of Apple, Quince, Pear, Plum, Walnut and Whitebeam, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas, over-wintering in a cocoon.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)