Dioryctria auranticella
| Dioryctria auranticella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. auranticella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria auranticella (Grote, 1883)[1][2][3] | |
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The Ponderosa Pineconeworm Moth (Dioryctria auranticella) is a species of moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in western North America,[4] from southern British Columbia south to California and Arizona, east to South Dakota and New Mexico.
The wingspan is 10.5–14 mm. The forewings are orange and the hindwings are white. Adults are on wing from mid July to early August.
The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa and Pinus attenuata. They generally feed in the cones of their host plant, but occasionally also feed on the twigs.[5]
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References
- ↑ "globiz.pyraloidea.org". globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "Dioryctria at funet". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ Contributed by tom murray on 22 December 2008 - 3:49pm (2008-12-22). "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum". Entomology.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2011-10-07.