Biology:Dioryctria raoi

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Short description: Species of moth

Dioryctria raoi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. raoi
Binomial name
Dioryctria raoi

Dioryctria raoi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura in 1971 and is known from northern India .

The larvae feed on Pinus roxburghii and other Pinus species. They bore in the shoots of their host plant.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5279547 entry