Grapholita compositella (Fabricius, 1775)
(Triple-stripe Piercer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGrapholita compositella (Triple-stripe Piercer)
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)
Records of Grapholita compositella (Triple-stripe Piercer) :
1: Grapholita compositella (Triple-stripe Piercer)
5 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Marsh Marigold leaf
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlarged

Grapholita compositella (Triple-stripe Piercer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Grapholita compositella (Triple-stripe Piercer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Grapholita compositella (Triple-stripe Piercer)
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