| Blastodacna pyrigalla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Blastodacna |
| Species: | B. pyrigalla |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastodacna pyrigalla (Yang, 1977) | |
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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. It is found in Korea and China.
The larvae feed within galls on Prunus persica.
References
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Blastodacna pyrigalla | |
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