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The eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, is a tortricid moth native to North America. Its caterpillars feed mainly on balsam fir and white spruce, also using red and black spruce, and periodic outbreaks can defoliate extensive areas of boreal and northern forest. Several consecutive yea...

Archips podana, the Large fruit-tree tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae distributed across Europe and parts of Asia and introduced to North America. Its larvae are polyphagous leaf rollers that feed on foliage, flowers, buds, and fruit of deciduous trees and shrubs, including apple, pear,...

Banded sunflower moth is a tortricid moth, Cochylis hospes, associated with cultivated sunflower in North America. Females lay eggs on sunflower heads, and the larvae develop inside the head, feeding first on floral tissues and later on developing or mature seeds. This feeding can reduce seed yield,...

The light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana, is a tortrix moth native to Australia and now established in several regions outside its original range. Its larvae are leafrollers that feed on a wide range of plants, including fruit crops, vines, ornamentals, and native vegetation, so the species...

European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, is a tortrix moth and an agricultural pest of grapevines and other berry crops. Its larvae feed on grape flowers and berries, often tying plant tissue with silk; feeding wounds can also make fruit more vulnerable to bunch rot caused by Botrytis. The species...

The grape berry moth, Paralobesia viteana, is a small tortricid moth native to eastern North America. It feeds only on grape plants, including wild and cultivated Vitis, and is an important vineyard pest because its larvae consume buds, flowers, and developing or mature berries. Depending on local w...

The plum fruit moth (Cydia funebrana) is a tortricid moth whose larvae, known as red plum maggots, feed inside developing plums and other stone fruits, causing fruit to ripen prematurely and drop. Distributed across Europe and much of Asia, it is a principal pest of plum orchards, and growers common...

The codling moth (Cydia pomonella) is a moth of the family Tortricidae and one of the most serious pests of apple orchards worldwide. Its larvae tunnel into apples, pears, walnuts, and related fruits, feeding on the flesh and seeds and producing the frass-filled tunnels familiar as the 'worm in the...