| Persimmon fruit moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Stathmopodidae |
| Genus: | Stathmopoda |
| Species: | S. masinissa |
| Binomial name | |
| Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
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.
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "カキノヘタムシガ Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ "Persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki L.) from Japan, Korea and Israel" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External links
- Sex pheromone of the persimmon fruit moth, Stathmopoda masinissa: identification and laboratory bioassay of (4E, 6Z)-4,6-hexadecadien-1-ol derivatives.
- Mating behavior of the persimmon fruit moth, Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick
- The biology and control of the persimmon fruit moth, Stathmopoda massinissa
- Synthesis and Characterization of Hexadecadienyl Compounds with a Conjugated Diene System, Sex Pheromone of the Persimmon Fruit Moth and Related Compounds
- Semiochemicals of Stathmopoda masinissa, the Persimmon fruit moth
- Oviposition and Development of the Persimmon Fruit Moth, Stathmopoda masinissa
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