| Dioryctria ponderosae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. ponderosae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria ponderosae Dyar, 1914[1][2][3] |
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The Ponderosa Twig Moth (Dioryctria ponderosae) is a species of moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found from Washington and Montana south to California and northern Mexico.
The forewings are black with some reddish scales in the basal, subbasal and terminal areas. There is a white discocellular spot, which contrasts strongly with the forewing.
The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa. They bore in the cambium under the bark of the host plant, producing pitch masses on the trunk.[4]