Dioryctria cuitecensis

Dioryctria cuitecensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. cuitecensis
Binomial name
Dioryctria cuitecensis
Neunzig, 1990[1]

Dioryctria cuitecensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Neunzig, in 1990, and is known from Cuiteco, Mexico, from which its species epithet is derived.

The length of the forewings is 15.5–17 mm. Adults are large, dark and uniformly marked.[2]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "A new species of Dioryctria (Pyralidae : Phycitinae) from Mexico" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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