Biology:Stathmopoda masinissa

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Short description: Species of moth

Persimmon fruit moth
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Stathmopodidae
Genus: Stathmopoda
Species:
S. masinissa
Binomial name
Stathmopoda masinissa
Meyrick, 1906
Synonyms
  • Stathmopoda albidorsis Meyrick, 1931
  • Kakivoria flavofasciata Nagano, 1916

Stathmopoda masinissa, the persimmon fruit moth, is a moth of the family Stathmopodidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1906.[1] It is a serious pest on several persimmon species. It is found in several Old World countries Japan ,[2] Korea, Australia , Sri Lanka,[3][4] Thailand and China .

Description

The caterpillars are internal borers which enter the fruit through the stalk or calyx.[5] Host plants of the adults and caterpillars include several persimmon species such as Diospyros kaki,[6][7] and also Amaranthus species.

References

  1. "Species Details: Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/d64153b56d7f1f56d1d34251eacd29d3. Retrieved 29 May 2018. 
  2. "カキノヘタムシガ Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". http://www.jpmoth.org/Stathmopodidae/Stathmopoda_masinissa.html. Retrieved 29 May 2018. 
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79): 1–57. https://www.academia.edu/1782757. 
  4. Savela, Markku. "Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/stathmopodidae/stathmopoda/#masinissa. Retrieved 15 October 2018. 
  5. "Persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki L.) from Japan, Korea and Israel". Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/ba/plant/ungroupeddocs/dft_rev_persimmons.pdf. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 
  6. Naka, Hideshi; Kobayashi, Natsuko; Tsuchida, Koji; Sakurai, Hironori (1998). "A Method for Rearing the Persimmon Fruit Moth, Stathmopoda masinissa (Lepidoptera:Stathmopodidae) using Cultured Tip Tissue of Japanese Persimmon, Diospyros kaki". Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 42 (4): 221–226. doi:10.1303/jjaez.42.221. 
  7. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?amp;family=carposinidae&searchpageurl=browse.dsml&sort=family%2520carposinidae%2520natural%2520history%2520museum%2520hosts%2520database&beginIndex=91410&. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14383835 entry