Oriental fruit moth
insect
Also known as: Cydia molesta, Grapholitha molesta, Laspeyresia molesta
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olethreutid moth
- In olethreutid moth
…pomonella) and Cydia molesta, the Oriental fruit moth (previously Laspeyresia, or Grapholitha, molesta). Though originally from Europe, the codling moth exists wherever apples are grown. The larvae burrow in the apples and, when fully grown, emerge and pupate under debris or bark or in loose soil.
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