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Codling moth caterpillar - Cydia pomonella
Copyright © 2007 Tim Eisele

Codling moth caterpillar - Cydia pomonella
Atlantic Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
October 15, 2007
Size: 15 mm
I'm pretty sure this is a codling moth caterpillar, _Cydia_pomonella_. I found it in an apple from one of the trees in our yard in the middle of October. It was in the center of the apple with the seeds. The graph paper is a 1 mm grid.

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Contributed by Tim Eisele on 4 January, 2008 - 4:42am
Last updated 4 January, 2008 - 9:22am

You're right in your identifi
You're right in your identification. The two shots manage to catch the pinnacula on the ninth abdominal segment sufficiently to make an assessment. The size and color are also consistent with Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella)
… Dennis Haines, 4 January, 2008 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

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