Filbertworm moth
Cydia latiferreana
The filbertworm moth is a small moth found in most of North America. Its caterpillars live inside nuts. Filbert is another name for hazelnut, and that is the nut it loves most.
Lives in
Most of North America
Wingspan
1.8 cm (0.71 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless to people. It is a pest for hazelnut farmers.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat hazelnuts and acorns from several kinds of oak.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 40 seconds
How big is Filbertworm moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Filbertworm moth about 9.4 km/h (5.8 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its caterpillars are a big problem in hazelnut orchards in the Pacific Northwest.
2
The moths fly from July to October.
3
Its wings are only about 1.8 centimetres across.
you asked
Most asked questions about Filbertworm moth
?What is a filbertworm?
It is the caterpillar of this moth, which lives inside hazelnuts and acorns.
?Is the filbertworm moth a pest?
Yes. Its caterpillars damage hazelnut crops.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Cydia latiferreana
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Tortricidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Cydia latiferreana (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by NCBioTeacher. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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