| Dioryctria postmajorella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. postmajorella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria postmajorella Neunzig, 1996[1] |
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Dioryctria postmajorella is a species of snout moths in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Neunzig, in 1996, and is known from the Dominican Republic.
The length of the forewings is 12-15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is grey, while the hindwings are pale fuscous, but darker along the veins and wing margins.[2]
The larvae possibly feed on Pinus occidentalis.
The name refers to the similarity with Dioryctria majorella.