Blastodacna pyrigalla, the pear shoot gall moth or pear fruit borer, is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Yang in 1977.[1] It is found in Korea[2] and China.[3]
Blastodacna pyrigalla | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Blastodacna |
Species: | B. pyrigalla
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Binomial name | |
Blastodacna pyrigalla (Yang, 1977)
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The larvae feed within galls on Prunus persica.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Blastodacna pyrigalla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "Blastodacna". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ "Europe PMC". europepmc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.