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Scythropiodes malivora

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Scythropiodes malivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Scythropiodes
Species: S. malivora
Binomial name
Scythropiodes malivora
(Meyrick, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Odites malivora Meyrick, 1930

Scythropiodes malivora is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Korea, Japan (Honshu, Hiroshima), China (Manchuria) and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 23–28 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pyrus malus, Malus pumila, Castanea crenata and Lagerstroemia indica.

References

  1. Insecta Koreana 14
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (18-20): 555.
Taxon identifiers
Scythropiodes malivora


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