Dioryctria peyerimhoffi
| Dioryctria peyerimhoffi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. peyerimhoffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria peyerimhoffi Joannis, 1921[1] | |
Dioryctria peyerimhoffi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Joannis in 1921, and is known from Algeria and Morocco.
The larvae feed on Cedrus atlantica.[2] They mine the young cones of their host plant.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Entomological research in Mediterranean forest ecosystems. 2002-05-11. Retrieved 2011-12-16 – via Google Books.
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