| Apple fruit licker | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Spilonota |
| Species: | S. lechriaspis |
| Binomial name | |
| Spilonota lechriaspis | |
Spilonota lechriaspis, the apple fruit licker, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern Russia, China (Tianjin, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Fujian, Henan, Shaanxi), the Korean Peninsula and Japan. [2]
The wingspan is 12–16 mm. There are one or two generations per year. Larvae hibernate in the western part of Korea.
The larvae feed on Malus , Pyrus , Hall's crab, loquat, Chinese bush, Pyracantha angustifolia and Pyracantha coccinea . It is a common pest of apple and pear.
