Biology:Carposina sasakii
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Carposina |
| Species: | C. sasakii
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| Binomial name | |
| Carposina sasakii Matsumura, 1900
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The peach fruit moth (Carposina sasakii) is a species of moth of the Carposinidae family. It is endemic to large parts of Asia, including Japan , Korea, China and Russia (Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai).[1]
The wingspan is 13–17 mm.
The larvae feed on various fruits and are considered a pest on peach, apple, pear, apricot and plum. Furthermore, recorded larval food plants include jute, Cydonia oblonga and Ziziphus sativa.
Taxonomy
Carposina sasakii
References
- ↑ Young, J.D.; Robertson, J.A. (2020). "Reinstatement of Carposina ottawana Kearfott, 1907 (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae) as a valid species.". Insecta Mundi (0784): 1-8. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/1276/.
External links
- Images at mothphotographersgroup
- Carponina sasakii in EPPO database (geographical distribution, host plants) [1]
Wikidata ☰ Q5045927 entry
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