Dioryctria sylvestrella

Dioryctria sylvestrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Dioryctria
Species: D. sylvestrella
Binomial name
Dioryctria sylvestrella
Synonyms
  • Phycis sylvestrella Ratzeburg, 1840
  • Nephopteryx splendidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1848
  • Dioryctria splendidella

Dioryctria sylvestrella, the new pine knot-horn, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to October.

The caterpillars feed on pine.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.



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