Cydia pomonella

Codling Moth at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek

Cydia pomonella at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 30 Jan 2024 05:36 PM
Cydia pomonella at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 30 Jan 2024 05:36 PM
Cydia pomonella at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 30 Jan 2024 05:36 PM
Cydia pomonella at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 30 Jan 2024 05:36 PM
Cydia pomonella at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 30 Jan 2024 05:36 PM
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Cydia pomonella 30 Jan 2024 donhe
Cydia pomonella 30 Jan 2024 ibaird
Unverified 30 Jan 2024 LisaH

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This seemed a lighter coloured moths than similar sized/shaped moths I'd seen on the bursaria here?

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LisaH wrote:
   30 Jan 2024
Oh dear - not only our fruit trees feeding this moth, then?
ibaird wrote:
   30 Jan 2024
No, also walnuts too. A worldwide pest. The literature on it is vast.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/olet/pomonella.html
LisaH wrote:
   30 Jan 2024
Thank you! Really interesting

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  • Bursaria Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Insect on a flower

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