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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.[1]

The wingspan is 23–28 mm.[2]

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

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