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
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Binomial name | |
Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906
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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.