Carposina sasakii

The peach fruit moth (Carposina sasakii) is a species of moth of the Carposinidae family.[1] It is endemic to large parts of Asia, including Japan, Korea, China and Russia (Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai). It is an introduced species in Texas, United States.

"Peach fruit moth" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Carposina scirrhosella.

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
  • Carposina niponensis Walsingham, 1900
  • Carpocapsa percicana Matsumura, 1899
  • Carposina percicana
  • Carposina persicana
  • Cydia persicana
  • Carposina nicholsana Forbes, 1923
  • Carposina ottawana Kearfott, 1907

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, Crataegus species, Cydonia oblonga and Ziziphus sativa.

Taxonomy

Carposina sasakii is a replacement name for Carposina niponensis.

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References
  1. "Species Carposina sasakii - Peach Fruit Moth - Hodges# 2314". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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