Dioryctria pryeri

Dioryctria pryeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. pryeri
Binomial name
	Dioryctria pryeri; Ragonot, 1893
Synonyms
	Rhodophaea incertella Wileman, 1911; Salebria laruata Heinrich, 1928;

Dioryctria pryeri, the splendid knot-horn moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Ragonot in 1893, and is known from Japan, Taiwan and China.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on the cones and branches of various Pinus species, including Pinus tabulaeformis, Pinus massoniana and Pinus koraiensis.^[3]

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ "Japanese Moths". Jpmoth.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
^ "Study on Semiochemicals of Dioryctria Pryeri". China-papers.com. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[2] "Japanese Moths". Jpmoth.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

[3] "Study on Semiochemicals of Dioryctria Pryeri". China-papers.com. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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