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Codlin moth

Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The codlin moth (Cydia pomonella) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the codlin moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the codlin moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the codlin moth as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Chinainvasive
  2. Ireland
  3. South Africa
  4. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the codlin moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the codlin moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusCydia
  7. SpeciesCydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Carpocapsa pomona, Carpocapsa pomonana, Carpocapsa pomonella, Carpocapsa splendana ab. glaphyrana, Cydia aeneana, Cydia glaphyrana, Cydia nitens, Cydia pomana, Cydia pomonana, Cydia pomonella simpsonii, Cydia simpsonii, Laspeyresia pomonella, Phalaena aeneana, Phalaena nitens, Phalaena pomonana, Phalaena pomonella, Pyralis pomana, Pyralis pomonana, Tortrix pomonana

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Јабукин смотавацEnglish
  • Apple codling mothEnglish
  • Codling mothEnglish
  • AppelmotAfrikaans
  • Яблыневая пладажэркаBelarusian
  • obaleč jablečnýCzech
  • Gwyfyn AfalauWelsh
  • ÆbleviklerDanish
  • ApfelwicklerGerman
  • Palomilla del manzanoSpanish
  • omenakääriäinenFinnish
  • Carpocapse des pommes et des poiresFrench
  • עש התפוחHebrew
  • AlmamolyHungarian
  • コドリンガJapanese
  • Obuolinis VaisėdisLithuanian
  • epleviklerNorwegian Bokmål
  • FruitmotDutch
  • epleviklarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • owocówka jabłkóweczkaPolish
  • Яблонная плодожоркаRussian
  • plodokaz jablčnýSlovak
  • äpplevecklareSwedish
  • Elma İçkurduTurkish
  • Плодожерка яблуневаUkrainian
  • KodlingmotAfrikaans
  • Gwyfynod AfalauWelsh
  • epleglansviklerNorwegian Bokmål
  • AppelbladrollerDutch
  • epleglansviklarNorwegian Nynorsk

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the codlin moth

Other species in the same genus Cydia.

Pea moth

Cydia nigricana

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the codlin moth an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the codlin moth as invasive in 1 country: China. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the codlin moth?

The codlin moth (Cydia pomonella) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Codlin moth (Cydia pomonella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/codlin-moth

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“Codlin moth (Cydia pomonella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/codlin-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{codlin_moth_2026,
  title = {Codlin moth (Cydia pomonella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/codlin-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}