Stathmopoda masinissa

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Persimmon fruit moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Stathmopodidae
Genus: Stathmopoda
Species:
S. masinissa
Binomial name
Stathmopoda masinissa
Meyrick, 1906
Synonyms
  • Stathmopoda albidorsisMeyrick, 1931
  • Kakivoria flavofasciataNagano, 1916

Stathmopoda masinissa, the persimmon fruit moth, is a moth of the family Stathmopodidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. [1] It is a serious pest on several persimmon species. It is found in several Old World countries Japan, [2] Korea, Australia, Sri Lanka, [3] [4] Thailand and China.

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Description

The caterpillars are internal borers which enter the fruit through the stalk or calyx. [5] Host plants of the adults and caterpillars include several persimmon species such as Diospyros kaki , [6] [7] and also Amaranthus species.

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References

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  2. "カキノヘタムシガ Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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  5. "Persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki L.) from Japan, Korea and Israel" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. Naka, Hideshi; Kobayashi, Natsuko; Tsuchida, Koji; Sakurai, Hironori (1998). "A Method for Rearing the Persimmon Fruit Moth, Stathmopoda masinissa (Lepidoptera:Stathmopodidae) using Cultured Tip Tissue of Japanese Persimmon, Diospyros kaki". Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology. 42 (4): 221–226. doi: 10.1303/jjaez.42.221 .
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