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Dioryctria pryeri

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Dioryctria pryeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. pryeri
Binomial name
Dioryctria pryeri
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

  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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