Biology:Dioryctria auranticella

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Short description: Species of moth

Dioryctria auranticella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. auranticella
Binomial name
Dioryctria auranticella
(Grote, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx auranticella Grote, 1883
  • Dioryctria miniatella Ragonot, 1887
  • Dioryctria xanthoenobares Dyar, 1911

Dioryctria auranticella, the ponderosa pineconeworm moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883.[1][2][3] It is found in western North America[4] from southern British Columbia south to California and Arizona, east to South Dakota and New Mexico.

Its wingspan is 10.5–14 mm. The forewings are orange and the hindwings are white. Adults are on wing from mid-July to early August.

The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa and Pinus attenuata. They generally feed in the cones of their host plant, but occasionally feed on the twigs.[5]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q5279495 entry