Blastodacna rossica
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Blastodacna rossica is a moth
in the Elachistidae
family. It is found on the Crimea
and in the western part of Transcaucasia and central Asia
.
The wingspan
is 9-13 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of May to August in Europe and from April to May in central Asia. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Malus
species and possibly also on Pyrus communis. They bore in young twigs of their host plant. Larvae can be found in the second half of summer. They overwinter and pupate in spring of the following year.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Elachistidae
Elachistidae
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family. It is found on the Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
and in the western part of Transcaucasia and central Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 9-13 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of May to August in Europe and from April to May in central Asia. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Malus
Malus
Malus , the apples, are a genus of about 30–35 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae. Other studies go as far as 55 species including the domesticated Orchard Apple, or Table apple as it was formerly called...
species and possibly also on Pyrus communis. They bore in young twigs of their host plant. Larvae can be found in the second half of summer. They overwinter and pupate in spring of the following year.