Dioryctria rubella

Dioryctria rubella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Dioryctria
Species: D. rubella
Binomial name
Dioryctria rubella
Hampson in Ragonot, 1891[1]

Dioryctria rubella, the pine shoot moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Hampson in 1891, and is known from south-east Asia, including China and the Philippines.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus kesiya, Pinus merkusii, Pinus caribaea, Pinus taeda and Pinus massoniana.[2] They generally tunnel and feed inside the shoots of their host plant.[3] But also damage the branches and young cones.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "Forecast Methods of Dioryctria Rubella and Conogethes Punctiferalis". Mt.china-papers.com. 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. "The pine shoot moths, Dioryctria rubella Hamps. (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae) and Petrova cristata Wals. (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae), in the Philippines". Agris.fao.org. 1985-05-15. Retrieved 2011-12-16.



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