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Dioryctria rubella

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

Dioryctria rubella, the pine shoot moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by George Hampson in 1891 and is known from south-east Asia, including China and the Philippines.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus kesiya, Pinus merkusii, Pinus caribaea, Pinus taeda, Pinus yunnanensis and Pinus massoniana.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Forecast Methods of Dioryctria rubella and Conogethes punctiferalis". Mt.china-papers.com. May 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "The pine shoot moths, Dioryctria rubella Hamps. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Petrova cristata Wals. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in the Philippines". Agris.fao.org. May 15, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2011.