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title: "Codling Moth"
description: "Cydia pomonella — Insetti e ragni. The codling moth or (especially Australia) codlin moth (Cydia pomonella) is a member of the Lepidopteran family Tortricidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/codling-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Codling Moth

> Cydia pomonella — Insetti e ragni. The codling moth or (especially Australia) codlin moth (Cydia pomonella) is a member of the Lepidopteran family Tortricidae.

- Scientific name: *Cydia pomonella*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 12502
- Wikidata: [Q45262](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45262)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47153](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47153)

## Names

- en: Codling Moth
- de: Apfelwickler
- es: Palomilla del manzano
- fr: Carpocapse des pommes et des poires
- nl: Fruitmot
- pt: Mariposa-das-maçãs
- pl: Owocówka jabłkóweczka

## Countries with the most observations

US (2213), GB (1470), CA (1256), FR (795), DE (723), RU (567), AT (458), HU (346), ES (331), PT (298), UA (290), DK (232)

## Summary

The codling moth or (especially Australia) codlin moth (Cydia pomonella) is a member of the Lepidopteran family Tortricidae. They are major pests to agricultural crops, mainly fruits such as apples and pears, and a codling moth larva is often called an "apple worm". Along with the apple maggot, it is the worm that people encounter when biting into an infested apple.
Because the larvae are not able to feed on leaves, they are highly dependent on fruits as a food source and thus have a significant impact on crops. The caterpillars bore into fruit and stop it from growing, which leads to premature ripening. Various means…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codling_moth

## Photo

![Codling Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/codling-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Boza48 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47153

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/codling-moth?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).