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title: "Filbertworm Moth"
description: "Cydia latiferreana — Insetos e aranhas. Cydia latiferreana, the filbertworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/filbertworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Filbertworm Moth

> Cydia latiferreana — Insetos e aranhas. Cydia latiferreana, the filbertworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

- Scientific name: *Cydia latiferreana*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 14088
- Wikidata: [Q5199135](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5199135)
- iNaturalist taxon: [148907](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/148907)

## Names

- en: Filbertworm Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (12233), CA (794), MX (9)

## Summary

Cydia latiferreana, the filbertworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was formerly (and sometimes is still) separated in a monotypic genus Melissopus.
It is found in most of North America. The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location.
The larvae (filbertworms) feed on the acorns of Quercus alba (white oak), Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus rubra and Quercus velutina but are most noted for feeding on hazelnuts—seeds of the genus Corylus—and are a major pest of hazelnut orchards in the Pacific northwest.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jack Gelinas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236497753

## Machine access

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