Biology:Dioryctria juniperella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Dioryctria juniperella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. juniperella
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria juniperella Yamanaka, 1990[1]
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Dioryctria juniperella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Hiroshi Yamanaka in 1990. It is found in Korea and Japan .
The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is blackish fuscous mixed with brownish fuscous.
The larvae feed on Juniperus species, including Juniperus chinensis and Juniperus procumbens.[2] They tie the leaves of their host plant and feed from within. The larvae are dark green with a yellowish brown head. They reach a length of 7–9 mm.
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ↑ "A newly recorded species of Phycitinae, Dioryctria juniperella yamanaka (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae), attacking Juniperus spp. from Korea". Agris.fao.org. http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search/display.do?f=1997/KR/KR97002.xml;KR9703728. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
Wikidata ☰ Q5279522 entry
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