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Dioryctria disclusa

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Dioryctria disclusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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 in North America from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.[4] The larvae feed on loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).[5]

The wingspan is about 24 mm.

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References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dioryctria Zeller, 1846". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  5. ^ Schaber, B. D. (1981). "Description of the immature stages of Dioryctria taedae Schaber and Wood, with notes on its biology and that of Dioryctria disclusa Heinrich (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 83: 680–689.