Dioryctria taedae
| Dioryctria taedae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. taedae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria taedae Schaber & Wood, 1971[1] | |
Dioryctria taedae is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Schaber and Wood in 1971, and is known from Maryland to the south-eastern United States.
The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is very dark brown. The hindwings are smoky grey.[2] There are two generations per year with adults on wing in late August and again in early October.
The larvae feed on Pinus taeda.[3] The larvae of the first generation attack the terminal shoots of their host plant. The other generation feeds on developing second year cones the following spring.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "A new species of Dioryctria infesting loblolly pine (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ↑ "Description Of The Immature Stages Of Dioryctria taedae Schaber And Wood, With Notes On Its Biology And That Of Dioryctria disclusa Heinrich (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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