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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Stathmopodidae |
Genus: | Stathmopoda |
Species: | S. masinissa
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Binomial name | |
Stathmopoda masinissa
Meyrick, 1906
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Synonyms | |
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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.
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.
Persimmon fruit moth | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Stathmopodidae |
Genus: | Stathmopoda |
Species: | S. masinissa
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Binomial name | |
Stathmopoda masinissa
Meyrick, 1906
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Synonyms | |
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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.
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.