| Dioryctria disclusa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. disclusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria disclusa Heinrich in Farrier & Tauber, 1953[1][2][3] |
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The Webbing Coneworm or Rusty Pine Cone Moth (Dioryctria disclusa) is a species of moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.[4]
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are yellowish orange inside the antemedial line and darker orange beyond this line. The hindwings are pale grey with a white fringe.
The larvae feed on the developing cones of Pinus species. They are brown with a thin black band across each abdominal segment and a dark brown head.