Biology:Dioryctria resinosella

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Dioryctria resinosella, the red pine shoot moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae described by Akira Mutuura in 1982. It is found in Ontario and the northern United States.[4]

The larvae feed on Pinus resinosa. They infest new shoots and cones of their host plant.

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q13591152 entry