Dioryctria yatesi
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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. yatesi
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| Dioryctria yatesi | |
Dioryctria yatesi, the mountain pine coneworm, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Mutuura and Munroe in 1979, and is limited to the mountains of the coastal south-eastern United States and Tennessee.[2]
The larvae feed on Pinus pungens. They bore the cones of their host plant.[3]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ "Biology and management of North American cone-feeding Dioryctria species". Pubs.esc-sec.ca. 2011-04-05. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Table Mountain Pine - Pinus pungens". Cirrusimage.com. Retrieved 2011-12-16.