Genus Cydia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

Ponderosa Pine Seedworm Moth - Cydia piperana

Cydia latiferreana? - Cydia latiferreana

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Olethreutinae

Tribe Grapholitini

Genus Cydia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cydia Hübner, 1825

Numbers

Genus includes 47 spp., including the Codling moth and the Mexican Jumping Bean Borer (1)

Remarks

Some members of this genus are very serious pests.

Print References

Miller, W.E. 1990. Body size and diet quality in the genus Cydia (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 44(3): 113-142 (2)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

2.	Body size and diet quality in the genus Cydia (Tortricidae). William E. Miller. 1990. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 44(3): 113-142.

Contributed by tom murray on 18 June, 2005 - 10:35am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Randy Hardy
Last updated 4 November, 2017 - 9:21am

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