Description

Adult

Wingspan of 15-19 mm. Forewings are long and narrow, mottled grey in colour and with a darker area along the anterior margin. Hind wings possess a fringe of long scales and only 5 veins arising from median cell.

Larvae

Length up to 13 mm long. Orange-red when newly eclosed, becoming milky white and then back to orange-red when mature. Laid directly onto fruits.

Eggs

Elliptical and pale yellowish-brown in colour. Distinctive ring of spines is present around the apex.

Distribution

Eastern Asia, largely north-eastern China and Japan.

Economic Host(s)

Primarily plant members of the Rosaceae family including apple, pear, peach, apricot, plum and quince.

Symptoms/Signs

Young larvae bore into fruit to feed on fleshy parts and seeds but rejecting the skin. Feeding by the larvae can cause discoloration of the fruit.

Generations:

Up to 6