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Codling moth / Te pūrēhua codling. Cydia pomonella
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Tortricidae
Te Rahi
- He pūrēhua parauri iti. 15–20 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.
- He māwhero–mā te tae o te anuhe, atu i tōna upoko pāpango. Ka tipu kia 20 mm te roa
Size range
- Small brown moth. Wing span 15–20 mm
- Whitish–pink caterpillar with dark head grows to 20 mm
Te Tītaringa
- I tatū mai ki konei i Ūropi.
- Kitea ai puta noa i Aotearoa
Distribution
- Arrived from Europe
- Found throughout NZ
Te Huringa Ora
- He whakakino ngā anuhe i te āporo me ērā atu huarākau whai kākano iti, i te mea kai ai ia i te takiwā o te karihi
- I te takurua ka moe ā–tūngoungou ngā torongū i raro i te hiako o te rākau, ka noho tārewa ki te tūātupu tuarima.
Life history
- Caterpillars are pests of apples and other pip fruit, feeding in the core
- Overwinter as diapausing fifth instar larvae in cocoons under bark.