Cydia caryana
Appearance
Hickory shuckworm moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cydia |
Species: | C. caryana
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Binomial name | |
Cydia caryana (Fitch, 1856)
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Cydia caryana, the hickory shuckworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location.
The caterpillars (hickory shuckworms) feed on Carya ovata, Carya illinoensis and Juglans nigra.
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