Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Grapholita | |
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Similar Grapholita janthinana, Grapholita, Grapholita compositella, Grapholita jungiella, Archips podana | ||
Grapholita lobarzewskii, the appleseed moth, small fruit tortrix or smaller fruit tortrix moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Maksymilian Nowicki in 1860. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Norway, Sweden, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Prunus and Malus species. They feed within the fruit of their host plant.
References
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