Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916)
(Oriental Fruit Moth)

Grapholita molesta (Oriental Fruit Moth) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Grapholita molesta (Oriental Fruit Moth) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGrapholita molesta (Oriental Fruit Moth)
GenusGrapholita (a genus of moths)
TribeGrapholitini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyOLETHREUTINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyTORTRICIDAE (tortrix moths)
SuperfamilyTORTRICOIDEA (cochylid and tortrix moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Grapholita molesta (Oriental Fruit Moth)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Winokur, L. 2005 Female Oriental Fruit Moth Grapholita molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) reared from larva found in Nectarine Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. 18: 52-54.

Grapholita molesta (Oriental Fruit Moth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Grapholita molesta (Oriental Fruit Moth):

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