Biology:Dioryctria martini

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Dioryctria martini is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura and Herbert H. Neunzig in 1986. It is found in the Mexican state of Durango and city of Toluca.

The length of the forewing is 14.5–17 mm. The forewing ground colour is fuscous, while the hindwings are smoky grey, but darker at the outer margin.

The larvae feed on Pinus oocarpa.[1]

References

  1. Cibrián-Tovar, David; Ebel, Bernard H.; Yates, Harry O. III; Méndez-Montiel, José Tulio (1986). Cone and Seed Insects of the Mexican Conifers. Asheville, North Carolina: Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5279526 entry