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Blastodacna libanotica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Blastodacna

Blastodacna libanotica is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It is found in Anatolia and the Near East.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings have a white costal streak and a white-outlined triangular mark beyond the middle.

The larvae mainly feed on Pyrus species, but have also been recorded on Crataegus species. They create galls in young shoots of their host plant. Several galls can be found on a single twig. Larvae can be found in the second half of summer. Larvae can be found from summer to the beginning of fall. Pupation takes place in the gall at the end of fall.

References

Blastodacna libanotica Wikipedia


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