Blastodacna pyrigalla

Blastodacna pyrigalla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Blastodacna
Species: B. pyrigalla
Binomial name
Blastodacna pyrigalla
(Yang, 1977)
Synonyms
  • Sinitinea pyrigalla Yang, 1977

Blastodacna pyrigalla, the pear shoot gall moth or pear fruit borer, is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Yang in 1977.[1] It is found in Korea[2] and China.[3]

The larvae feed within galls on Prunus persica.

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