Carposina sasakii
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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).
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[]
External links[]
- Images at mothphotographersgroup
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- Carponina sasakii in EPPO database (geographical distribution, host plants) [2]
Categories:
- Carposinidae
- Moths of Japan
- Moths described in 1900
- Taxa named by Shōnen Matsumura
- Carposina stubs