What is the common name for a Cydia moth larva inside a seed of the Sebastiana shrub?
Mexican jumping bean "Sebastiana pavoniana" host tree grows. During the spring, moths emerge from last year's beans and deposit their eggs on the flower of the host tree. Mexican jumping bean Mexican jumping beans (also known as "" in Spanish) are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth ("Cydia deshaisiana") and are native to Mexico. The "bean" is usually tan to brown in color. It "jumps" when heated because the larva spasms in an attempt to roll the seed to a cooler environment to avoid dehydration and consequent death. They are from the shrub "Sebastiania pavoniana", often
Cydia servillana Cydia servillana Cydia servillana is a moth of the Tortricidae family which forms galls on the young shoots of willow ("Salix" species). It was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836. A single egg is laid on the buds of the food plant in May and June. The newly hatched larva enters the twig near the apex of the bud. At first the frass is ejected but as the larva penetrates the twig the frass packs the tunnel. The gall is a spindle-shaped swelling, which can be difficult to find, on a one- or two-year-old willow shoot. Inside,