Dioryctria pryeri
Dioryctria pryeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Dioryctria |
Species: | D. pryeri |
Binomial name | |
Dioryctria pryeri Ragonot, 1893[1] | |
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Dioryctria pryeri, the splendid knot-horn moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Ragonot in 1893, and is known from Japan, Taiwan and China.
The wingspan is about 17 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on the cones and branches of various Pinus species, including Pinus tabulaeformis, Pinus massoniana and Pinus koraiensis.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "Japanese Moths". Jpmoth.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ↑ "Study on Semiochemicals of Dioryctria Pryeri". China-papers.com. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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