Dioryctria fordi

Dioryctria fordi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. fordi
Binomial name
Dioryctria fordi
Donahue & Neunzig, 2002[1]

Dioryctria fordi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Donahue and Neunzig, in 2002, and is known from California, U.S.A.

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). The forewings are white with pale red and black scales. Adults are on wing from June to October.

The larvae possibly feed on Pinus sabiniana.[2]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. "Dioryctria fordi". University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Entomology.ualberta.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2011.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, November 07, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.