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Gelechia pistaciae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gelechia

Gelechia pistaciae is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Filipjev in 1934. It is found in Asia Minor and the Middle East.

The larvae feed on the fruit of Pistacia vera, devouring the epicarpio of the fruit.

References

Gelechia pistaciae Wikipedia