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Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Higher taxa: Tortricidae (family)/  Olethreutinae (subfamily)/  Grapholitini (tribe)/  Cydia (genus)/  Cydia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Citation:P.[halaena] Tinea pomonella
Original genus:Tinea
Publication:Linnaeus C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, .... Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata.
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Pagination:538
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6992463
Name(English):Codling moth
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Cydia pomonella (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Lectotype ♂ LSL Lectotype ♂, LSL. Greece, Crete, "Europe".
Distribution note:

Originated in temperate Asia, but widely invasive (Picker & Griffiths 2011: 120); thought to be imported into South Africa by a tourist from Madeira (C. P. Lounsbury 1898a). See also D. Odendaal et al. (2015).

Odendaal D., Addison M. F. & Malan A. P. 2015. Control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in South Africa with special emphasis on using entomopathogenic nematodes.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Madagascar Picker M. D. & Griffiths Ch. 2011. Alien & invasive animals. A South African perspective. page 120
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa Gauteng page J. Heyns
Plant note:

A pest species on esp. apple and pear (see a.o. C. P. Lounsbury 1898, 1899a, 1899c, R. I. Nel 1942, ...).

Nel R. I. 1942. Biological control of the codling moth in South Africa.
Parasitoid note:

See details on the biology of parasitoids in F. W. Pettey (1919).

Pettey F. W. 1919. Insect enemies of the codling moth in South Africa and their relation to its control.
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Ascogaster quadridentata Braconidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 360
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Calliephialtes messor Ichneumonidae South Africa Pettey F. W. 1919. Insect enemies of the codling moth in South Africa and their relation to its control. page 239
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Chalcis sp. Chalcididae South Africa Pettey F. W. 1919. Insect enemies of the codling moth in South Africa and their relation to its control. page 239
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Eriborus pomonellae Ichneumonidae South Africa Nel R. I. 1942. Biological control of the codling moth in South Africa. page 119 (as Hymenobosmina)
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Pimpla albipalpis Ichneumonidae South Africa Pettey F. W. 1919. Insect enemies of the codling moth in South Africa and their relation to its control. page 239 (as Pimpla heliophila)
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Trichogrammatoidea lutea Trichogrammatidae South Africa Pettey F. W. 1919. Insect enemies of the codling moth in South Africa and their relation to its control. page 239
Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Trichomona cariniventris Ichneumonidae South Africa Pettey F. W. 1919. Insect enemies of the codling moth in South Africa and their relation to its control. page 239
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Cydia aeneana (de Villers, 1789) (de Villers, 1789) species Synonym Tortrix aeneana
Cydia glaphyrana (Rebel, 1941) (Rebel, 1941) species Misapplied Carpocapsa glaphyrana
Cydia nitens (Geoffroy, 1785) (Geoffroy, 1785) species Synonym Phalaena nitens
Cydia pomana (Fabricius, 1775) (Fabricius, 1775) species Misapplied Pyralis pomana
Cydia pomonana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) species Synonym Tortrix pomonana
Cydia putaminana (Staudinger, 1859) (Staudinger, 1859) species Synonym Carpocapsa putaminana