Dioryctria pentictonella
| Dioryctria pentictonella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. pentictonella
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| Dioryctria pentictonella | |
Dioryctria pentictonella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura, Eugene G. Munroe and Douglas Alexander Ross in 1969 and is found in North America from British Columbia south to California.
The forewings are black and white with reddish scales in the basal, subbasal, medial and terminal areas. Adults are on wing from mid-April to early June.
The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa and Pinus contorta.[2] They feed on the buds of their host plant.
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Species Page - Dioryctria pentictonella". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved August 12, 2019.