Dioryctria peltieri

Dioryctria peltieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. peltieri
Binomial name
Dioryctria peltieri
Joannis, 1908[1]

Dioryctria peltieri is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Joannis in 1908, and is known from Algeria.

The larvae feed on the cones of Cedrus atlantica species.[2]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Entomological research in Mediterranean forest ecosystems. 2002-05-11. Retrieved 2011-12-16 via Google Books.


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