Dioryctria disclusa

Dioryctria disclusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. disclusa
Binomial name
Dioryctria disclusa
Heinrich in Farrier & Tauber, 1953[1][2][3]

Dioryctria disclusa, the webbing coneworm or rusty pine cone moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.[4]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are yellowish orange inside the antemedial line and darker orange beyond this line. The hindwings are pale grey with a white fringe.

The larvae feed on the developing cones of Pinus species. They are brown with a thin black band across each abdominal segment and a dark brown head.

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References

  1. "globiz.pyraloidea.org". globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. "Dioryctria at funet". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.


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