Dioryctria simplicella

Dioryctria simplicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. simplicella
Binomial name
Dioryctria simplicella
Heinemann, 1863[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Dioryctria mutatella Fuchs, 1903
  • Dioryctria abietella var. mutatella Fuchs, 1903

Dioryctria simplicella is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is known from Europe, except the southern parts.

The wingspan is 21–30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on the shoots of Pinus sylvestris and related species.

References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. "UKmoths". UKmoths. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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