Blastodacna pyrigalla

Blastodacna pyrigalla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Blastodacna
Species:
B. pyrigalla
Binomial name
Blastodacna pyrigalla
(Yang, 1977)
Synonyms
  • Sinitinea pyrigalla Yang, 1977

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]

The larvae feed within galls on Prunus persica.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Blastodacna". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. ^ "Europe PMC". europepmc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.


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