Dioryctria schuetzeella

Dioryctria schuetzeella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula, the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland and Ukraine.[2]

Dioryctria schuetzeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. schuetzeella
Binomial name
Dioryctria schuetzeella
Fuchs, 1899[1]

The wingspan is 21–28 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August.

The caterpillars feed on Picea abies.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. Fauna Europaea



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