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Carposina sasakii

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Carposina sasakii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Carposinidae
Genus:
Carposina
Species:
C. sasakii
Binomial name
Carposina sasakii
Matsumura, 1900
Synonyms
  • Carpocapsa percicana Matsumura, 1899
  • Carposina percicana
  • Carposina persicana
  • Cydia persicana

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).

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


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