Cydia caryana

Cydia caryana
Cydia caryana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Grapholitini
Genus: Cydia
Species: C. caryana
Binomial name
Cydia caryana
(Fitch, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Ephippiphora caryana

The Hickory Shuckworm Moth (Cydia caryana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America.

Caterpillar

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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