Dioryctria resiniphila

Dioryctria resiniphila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. resiniphila
Binomial name
Dioryctria resiniphila
Segerer & Pröse, 1997[1]

Dioryctria resiniphila is a species of snout moths in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Segerer and Pröse, in 1997, and is was described from Greece.[2] It was recorded from China in 2009.[3]

The wingspan is 26–30 mm.

The larvae feed on Abies cephalonica. They feed in the cones of their host plant.[4]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. [One New Species And Three New Reco Rd Species Of The Genus Dioryctria Zell Er In China (Lepidoptera , Pyralidae , Phycitinae)]
  4. "Systematics of the Dioryctria abietella Species Group (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Based on Mitochondrial DNA". Bioone.org. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2011-12-16.