Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Codling Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth)
Genus	Cydia (a genus of tortrix moths)
Tribe	Grapholitini (a tribe of moths)
Subfamily	OLETHREUTINAE (a subfamily of moths)
Family	TORTRICIDAE (tortrix moths)
Superfamily	TORTRICOIDEA (cochylid and tortrix moths)
Clade	Apoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Ditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Heteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
Suborder	GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
Order	LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Cydia pomonella is also a member of:
Leaf-miner moths - moths with leaf-mining larvae (via Tortricidae)
Microlepidoptera - micro-moths (via Tortricoidea)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Jefferson, R.	2004	Insects and fleshy fruits	British Wildlife Vol 16, No 2: 95-103.

Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

TORTRICIDAE
(tortrix moths)

TORTRICOIDEA
(cochylid and tortrix moths)

Ditrysia
(butterflies and most moths)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Microlepidoptera
(micro-moths)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Cydia pomonella is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)