Dioryctria ponderosae

Dioryctria ponderosae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Dioryctria
Species: D. ponderosae
Binomial name
Dioryctria ponderosae

Dioryctria ponderosae, the ponderosa twig moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in North America from Washington and Montana south to California and northern Mexico.

The forewings are black with some reddish scales in the basal, subbasal and terminal areas. There is a white discocellular spot, which contrasts strongly with the forewing.

The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa. They bore in the cambium under the bark of the host plant, producing pitch masses on the trunk.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "globiz.pyraloidea.org". globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dioryctria Zeller, 1846". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. ↑ "University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum". Entomology.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2011-10-07.



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