462. Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916)

Laspeyresia molesta Busck, 1916; J. Agric. Res. 7: 373.

TL: USA, Virginia, Arlington .

Distribution: India (Jammu & Kashmir); Australia; China; Taiwan; Europe; Japan; Korea; North America; South America (Byun et al. 1998, Razowski 2003, Horak 2006).

Hosts: This species feeds primarily on the fruit of trees in Rosaceae: Cydonia oblonga, Crateagus spp., Malus spp., Prunus spp., and Pyrus spp., but it also has been reported from Diospyros kaki (Ebenaceae), Hexachlamys edulis (Myrtaceae), Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae), and others (Busck 1916; Heinrich 1926; Allen 1958; Bradley et al. 1979; Atanov & Gummel 1985; Bouzouane et al. 1987; Salles & Marini 1989; Haeussler 1940; Park 1983; Byun et al. 1998).

Illustrations: Adult and genitalia (Byun et al. 1998: 336, 341; Ganai & Khan 2017: 690).