Biology:Dioryctria merkeli
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Short description: Species of moth
| Dioryctria merkeli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. merkeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria merkeli Mutuura & Munroe, 1979[1]
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Dioryctria merkeli, the loblolly pine coneworm moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura and Eugene G. Munroe in 1979 and is found in the eastern United States including Maryland, Texas , Mississippi, Georgia and Florida.
The larvae feed on Pinus species. They bore into the cambium of the trunk, branches and twigs of their host plant.[2]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ↑ "The Moths of Maryland". Marylandmoths.com. http://www.marylandmoths.com/Html/Pyralidae/Phycitinae/Dioryctria_merkeli.html. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
Wikidata ☰ Q5279529 entry
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