Cydia
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The tortrix moth genus Cydia includes many species of economic importance due to the damage they inflict on agricultural crops, especially fruit and nut trees. Some Cydia species are an important food source for other animals, and some have been used as agents of biological control. Cydia species are generally small dull brown moths with yellow or white wormlike larvae. Several current Cydia species were formerly classified in genus Grapholita. The two genera may eventually be merged together.
C. pomonella larva in apple
Selected species:
- rusty oak moth (Cydia amplana)
- Mexican jumping bean moth (Cydia deshaisiana syn. C. saltitans)
- beech moth (Cydia fagiglandana)
- plum fruit moth (Cydia funebrana)
- nut fruit tortrix (Cydia kurokoi)
- filbertworm (Cydia latiferreana)
- tea flush worm (Cydia leucostoma)
- alfalfa moth (Cydia medicaginis)
- larch gall moth (Cydia milleniana)
- peach moth (Cydia molesta)
- pea moth (Cydia nigricana)
- spruce bark tortrix (Cydia pactolana)
- codling moth (Cydia pomonella)
- pear fruit moth (Cydia pyrivora)
- acorn moth or chestnut fruit tortrix (Cydia splendana)
- spruce seed moth (Cydia strobilella)
- larch bark moth (Cydia zebeana)
