| Dioryctria yatesi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. yatesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria yatesi Mutuura & Munroe, 1979[1] |
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The Mountain Pine Coneworm (Dioryctria yatesi) is a species of snout moths in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Mutuura and Munroe in 1979, and is limited to the mountains of the coastal south-eastern United States and Tennessee.[2]
The larvae feed on Pinus pungens. They bore the cones of their host plant.[3]