Dioryctria horneana
Appearance
Dioryctria horneana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Dioryctria |
Species: | D. horneana
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Binomial name | |
Dioryctria horneana | |
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Dioryctria horneana is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919 and is endemic to Cuba.
The wingspan is 22–30 mm.
The larvae feed on the cones of Pinus cubensis, Pinus caribea and Pinus tropicalis.[2]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "EcuRed" (in Spanish). Ecured.cu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.