Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Codling Moth)

Interactions where Cydia pomonella is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
caterpillar caterpillar feeds within fruit Major Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Cydia pomonella/Cydia pomonellacodling mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaapplefruitMajor
caterpillar caterpillar feeds within pear Minor Pyrus communis s.l. pear Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Cydia pomonella/Cydia pomonellacodling mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis s.l./Pyrus communis s.l.pearpearMinor

Interactions where Cydia pomonella is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pseudoperichaeta nigrolineata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Host records of some West Palaearctic Tachinidae (Diptera), Ford, T.H. & Shaw, M.R., 1991
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pseudoperichaeta nigrolineata/Pseudoperichaeta nigrolineataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Cydia pomonella/Cydia pomonellacodling mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Elodia morio a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Elodia morio/Elodia morioa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Cydia pomonella/Cydia pomonellacodling mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ford, T.H. & Shaw, M.R., 1991Host records of some West Palaearctic Tachinidae (Diptera)Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 103: 23-38.

Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCydia pomonella (Codling Moth)
GenusCydia (a genus of tortrix moths)
TribeGrapholitini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyOLETHREUTINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyTORTRICIDAE (tortrix moths)
SuperfamilyTORTRICOIDEA (cochylid and tortrix moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Jefferson, R. 2004 Insects and fleshy fruits British Wildlife Vol 16, No 2: 95-103.

Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth):

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