Dioryctria gulosella

Dioryctria gulosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Dioryctria
Species: D. gulosella
Binomial name
Dioryctria gulosella
(Hulst, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrobasis gulosella Hulst, 1890

Dioryctria gulosella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Hulst in 1890, and is known from the United States, including Colorado, New Mexico and California.

The wingspan is 21–27 mm. The forewings are dark grey with a fine, sparse, white dusting, making the general color a dark ash grey. The hindwings are white, but smoky at the apex and somewhat along the termen.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Bulletin - United States National Museum". Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.



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