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Pempelia heringii (Pear Fruit Borer)

Synonyms: Pempelia rubrizonella

Wikipedia Abstract

Pempelia heringii, the pear fruit borer, is a moth of the Pyralidae family found in Japan and China and has also been reported from Hawaii. Two generations occur per year. Larvae have been reported feeding on apple, pear, and Chinese hawthorn. They feed inside young fruit and eject frass from the entry hole, causing visible damage.
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Prey / Diet

Erythroxylum coca (coca)[1]
Pyraria irregularis (Common apple)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0