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Oriental Fruit Moth

Grapholita molesta

Classification

Class
Insecta

Grapholita molesta, the oriental fruit moth or peach moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to China, but was introduced to Japan and North America and is now also found throughout of Europe, Asia and South America and in Hawaii, Morocco, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand The wingspan is about 13 mm. There are four to seven generations per year.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 8France · 3Italy · 2Spain · 2Switzerland · 2Luxembourg · 1