| Dioryctria pryeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. pryeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria pryeri Ragonot, 1893[1] |
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The Splendid knot-horn moth (Dioryctria pryeri) is a species of snout moths in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Ragonot in 1893, and is known from Japan, Taiwan and China.
The wingspan is about 17 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on the cones and branches of various Pinus species, including Pinus tabulaeformis, Pinus massoniana and Pinus koraiensis.[3]