Gelechia pistaciae
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Species of moth
| Gelechia pistaciae | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. pistaciae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia pistaciae Filipjev, 1934
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Gelechia pistaciae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Filipjev in 1934. It is found in Asia Minor and the Middle East.[1]
The larvae feed on the fruit of Pistacia vera ,[2] devouring the epicarpio of the fruit.[3]
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