Navel Orangeworm vs Arctic Springtail
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Navel Orangeworm | Arctic Springtail |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Amyelois transitella | Megaphorura arctica |
| Order | Lepidoptera | Collembola |
| Family | Pyralidae | Onychiuridae |
| Size | 20-28 mm wingspan | 1-2 mm |
| Habitat | Deserts & Drylands | Tundra & Arctic |
| Diet | Omnivores | Omnivores |
| Regions | North America | Svalbard, Arctic Canada, Greenland, northern Scandinavia |
| Conservation | Not Evaluated | Least Concern |
Navel Orangeworm
The most damaging pest of almonds, walnuts, and pistachios in California. Larvae bore into nuts and contaminate them with frass and fungal spores.
Did You Know?
It promotes aflatoxin contamination by introducing Aspergillus fungi into damaged nuts.
Arctic Springtail
A white, eyeless springtail that lives in soil and under stones in the High Arctic. It lacks a furcula and cannot jump. It survives extreme cold through cryoprotective dehydration, losing most of its body water before freezing.
Did You Know?
This springtail can survive temperatures down to minus 30 degrees Celsius by dehydrating itself until it contains almost no free water.