Stathmopoda masinissa

Stathmopoda masinissa, the persimmon fruit moth, is a moth of the family Stathmopodidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1906.[1] It is a serious pest on several persimmon species. It is found in several Old World countries Japan,[2] Korea, Australia, Sri Lanka,[3][4] Thailand and China.

Persimmon fruit moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Stathmopodidae
Genus:
Stathmopoda
Species:
S. masinissa
Binomial name
Stathmopoda masinissa
Meyrick, 1906
Synonyms
  • Stathmopoda albidorsis Meyrick, 1931
  • Kakivoria flavofasciata Nagano, 1916

Description

The caterpillars are internal borers which enter the fruit through the stalk or calyx.[5] Host plants of the adults and caterpillars include several persimmon species such as Diospyros kaki,[6][7] and also Amaranthus species.

References
  1. "Species Details: Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "カキノヘタムシガ Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Stathmopoda masinissa Meyrick, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. "Persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki L.) from Japan, Korea and Israel" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. Naka, Hideshi; Kobayashi, Natsuko; Tsuchida, Koji; Sakurai, Hironori (1998). "A Method for Rearing the Persimmon Fruit Moth, Stathmopoda masinissa (Lepidoptera:Stathmopodidae) using Cultured Tip Tissue of Japanese Persimmon, Diospyros kaki". Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology. 42 (4): 221–226. doi:10.1303/jjaez.42.221.
  7. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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