Dioryctria okanaganella
| Dioryctria okanaganella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. okanaganella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria okanaganella Mutuura, Munroe & Ross, 1969[1] | |
Dioryctria okanaganella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Mutuura, Munroe and Ross, in 1969. It is found from southern British Columbia to northern California.
The forewings are black and white, with red scaling throughout the wing, particularly in the basal and terminal areas. Adults are on wing from late June to early July.
The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa. They bore in previous Dioryctria feeding sites in the cambium under the bark or in twigs.[2]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum". Entomology.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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