▁py riv or ella , ▁the ▁p ear ▁fruit ▁moth , ▁p ear ▁moth ▁or ▁p ear ▁py ral id , ▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁family ▁Py ral idae . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁temper ate ▁zone ▁of ▁eastern ▁Asia , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁widely ▁distributed . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁from ▁northern ▁China , ▁the ▁Korean ▁Pen ins ula , ▁Japan , ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁Russia ▁( Prim or ' ye ▁and ▁K hab ar ov sk ii ▁provinces ). ▁ ▁The ▁wings pan ▁is ▁ 1 4 . 5 – 2 1 . 5   mm . ▁Ad ult s ▁are ▁grey ish ▁with ▁a ▁vio let ▁t inge . ▁The ▁for ew ings ▁have ▁two ▁trans verse ▁stri pes ▁with ▁a ▁cres cent - sh aped ▁dark ▁ap ical ▁spot ▁in ▁between . ▁The ▁h ind w ings ▁are ▁yellow ish - gre y . ▁In ▁Russia , ▁adult s ▁are ▁on ▁wing ▁from ▁mid ▁July ▁to ▁mid - August ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁September . ▁The ▁first ▁generation ▁adult s ▁bore ▁into ▁the ▁bud ▁and ▁go ▁into ▁hi bern ation . ▁ ▁The ▁lar va e ▁feed ▁on ▁wild ▁and ▁cultiv ated ▁forms ▁of ▁p ears . ▁It ▁either ▁over w inter s ▁as ▁first - inst ar ▁or ▁second - inst ar ▁lar va ▁in ▁the ▁flower ▁bud s ▁of ▁p ears ▁in ▁a ▁thin ▁white ▁c oc oon . ▁In ▁spring ▁the ▁lar va ▁moves ▁to ▁a ▁fresh ▁bud ▁and ▁feed ▁in ▁the ▁developing ▁bud s