Dioryctria sylvestrella

Dioryctria sylvestrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. sylvestrella
Binomial name
	Dioryctria sylvestrella; Ratzeburg, 1840
Synonyms
	Phycis sylvestrella Ratzeburg, 1840; Nephopteryx splendidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1848; Dioryctria splendidella;

Dioryctria sylvestrella, sometimes called new pine knot-horn, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to October ^[1].

The caterpillars feed on pine.

Notes

^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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