An official website of the United States government.

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites always use a .gov or .mil domain. Before sharing sensitive information online, make sure you’re on a .gov or .mil site by inspecting your browser’s address (or “location”) bar.

This site is also protected by an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate that’s been signed by the U.S. government. The https:// means all transmitted data is encrypted — in other words, any information or browsing history that you provide is transmitted securely.

National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Home / Terrestrial Invasives / Terrestrial Invertebrates / False Codling Moth

False Codling Moth

View all resources
False codling moth
False codling moth, adult male dorsal - Photo by Pest and Diseases Library
Scientific Name: 

Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick), formerly known as Cryptophlebia leucotreta (Gilligan et al. 2011)

Common Name: 
False codling moth (FCM), citrus codling moth
Native To: 

Africa (Carpenter et al. 2007)

Date of U.S. Introduction: 

Not currently established; first detected outside of commercial shipments in California in 2008 (Gilligan et al. 2011)

Means of Introduction: 

Frequently intercepted on plant material arriving from Africa (Carpenter et al. 2007)

Impact: 

Pest of many fruit trees and crops, including citrus, cotton, and maize (Carpenter et al. 2007)

Current U.S. Distribution: 
Not currently established

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Pest Tracker - Survey Status of False Codling Moth
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Images

Google Images - False Codling Moth
Google.
Invasive.org - False Codling Moth

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

PaDIL - False Codling Moth

Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre. Pests and Diseases Image Library.

Videos

YouTube - False Codling Moths

Google. YouTube; South African Broadcasting Corporation. 50|50.

Special Note: Video is in Afrikaans with English subtitles.

Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for False Codling Moth.

Partnership
Screening Aid - False Codling Moth (Oct 2014) (PDF | 2.04 MB)

USDA. APHIS. PPQ. CPHST. Identification Technology Program.

See also: ITP Products for more screening aids

Citrus Pests - False Codling Moth

USDA. APHIS. PPQ. CPHST. Identification Technology Program.

See also: Citrus Resource
EPPO Global Database - Thaumatotibia leucotreta
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Fact Sheet - False Codling Moth (PDF | 814 KB)

Plant Health Australia.

See also: Pests - False Codling Moth for more fact sheets.
Invasive Species Compendium - Thaumatotibia leucotreta
CAB International.
LepIntercept - Thaumatotibia leucotreta

USDA. APHIS. PPQ. CPHST. Identification Technology Program.

Plantwise Technical Factsheet - False Codling Moth
CABI. Plantwise Knowledge Bank.
Tortricids of Agricultural Importance (TortAI) - Thaumatotibia leucotreta

USDA. APHIS. PPQ. CPHST. Identification Technology Program.

Federal Government
Stone Fruit Commodity-Based Pest Survey: False Codling Moth (Sep 2011) (PDF | 1.85 MB)
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey.
Hungry Pests: The Threat - False Codling Moth
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
International Government
Plant Pest Factsheet - False Codling Moth (2017) (PDF | 327 KB)
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom).
See also: Pest and Disease Factsheets for more fact sheets.
Academic
Invasive Species & Exotic Pests: False Codling Moth
Cornell University. New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.
See also: Invasive Species & Exotic Pests for more factsheets
Professional
Stop the Invasion Fact Sheet - False Codling Moth (2015) (PDF | 4.7 MB)

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom.

See also: Stop the Invasion Fact Sheet Set for more resources

Citations