Dioryctria yiai
| Dioryctria yiai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. yiai |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria yiai Mutuura & Munroe, 1972[1] | |
Dioryctria yiai is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Mutuura & Munroe, in 1972, and is known from Taiwan and China.
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Pinus massoniana. They damage the branches, cones and shoots of their host plant.[2] The species overwinters in the larval stage within the damaged branch, cone or shoot.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "Study on Dioryctria yiai". En.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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