Dioryctria taedivorella

Dioryctria taedivorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. taedivorella
Binomial name
Dioryctria taedivorella
Neunzig & Leidy, 1989[1]

Dioryctria taedivorella, the lesser loblolly pineconeworm moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Neunzig and Leidy in 1989, and is known from North America, where it is found from eastern Virginia and North Carolina to northern Alabama and Mississippi.

The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown. The hindwings are smoky grey, but darker along the margins.[2]

The larvae feed on Pinus taeda.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "A new species of Dioryctria (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) from the southeastern United States" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. "Moths of Maryland". Marylandmoths.com. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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