Filbertworm Moth
Cydia latiferreana (Walsingham, 1879)
Filbertworm Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6053
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Hodges #3494 
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Host plants include White Oak, other oaks, American Chestnut, hazelnut and filbert, and American Beech (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants; Gilligan, Wright, & Gibson, 2008).

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Filbertworm moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cydia
Species:
C. latiferreana
Binomial name
Cydia latiferreana
Synonyms
  • Carpocapsa latiferreana[1]
  • Melissopus latiferreanus

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, 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Walsingham, Lord (1879). Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Hazelnut: Filbertworm". Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbooks. Oregon State University. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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