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Pempelia heringii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pempelia
Species:	P. heringii
Binomial name
Pempelia heringii (Ragonot, 1888)
Synonyms
Pempelia heringi (Ragonot, 1888) Rhodophaea heringi Nephopteryx rubrizonella Ragonot 1893 Phycita rubizonella

Pempelia heringii, the pear fruit borer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae found in Japan and China and also reported from Hawaii. Two generations occur per year. Larvae have been reported feeding on apple, pear, and Chinese hawthorn.

References

1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

External links

• Final import risk analysis report for fresh apple fruit from the People’s Republic of China

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