Scythropiodes malivora

Scythropiodes malivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Scythropiodes
Species: S. malivora
Binomial name
Scythropiodes malivora
(Meyrick, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Odites malivora Meyrick, 1930

Scythropiodes malivora is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Korea, Japan (Honshu, Hiroshima), China (Manchuria) and the Russian Far East.[1]

The wingspan is 23-28 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, slightly deeper posteriorly. The discal stigmata are dark fuscous, the plical minute and fuscous, midway between the discal. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pyrus malus, Malus pumila, Castanea crenata and Lagerstroemia indica.

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