Gelechia pistaciae
Appearance
Gelechia pistaciae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Gelechia |
Species: | G. pistaciae
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Binomial name | |
Gelechia pistaciae Filipjev, 1934
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Gelechia pistaciae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Filipjev in 1934. It is found in Asia Minor and the Middle East.[1]
The larvae feed on the fruit of Pistacia vera,[2] devouring the epicarpio of the fruit.[3]
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