Codling moth
Insect
Codling moth
Cydia pomonella (L.)
Lepidoptera: Tortricidae
Distribution: Widespread and a major pest in most fruit-growing states and provinces in eastern North America.
Photos
The larva leaves frass where it enters the fruit and in galleries in the flesh to the core.
NY State Ag Experiment Station
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The adult's forewings are striped with fine brown-gray lines and a distinctive bronze to brown-black oval spot at the tip (A). Eggs are laid on the leaves or fruit. The pinkish larva has a black head and a brown thoracic shield (B).