Dioryctria albovittella

Dioryctria albovittella, the pinyon tip moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in North America including New Mexico.[4]

Dioryctria albovittella
Larvae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. albovittella
Binomial name
Dioryctria albovittella
Synonyms
  • Pinipestis albovittella Hulst, 1900

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are greyish. The forewings are marked in a zig-zag pattern. The hindwings are greyish white. Adult are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on pinyon pine. They feed underneath the bark of twig terminals, producing girdling wounds that cause twig dieback. Often there is some oozing of pitch at the wound site. Larvae may also tunnel cones. Older larvae are light golden brown with a dark brown head. The species overwinters in the first instar larval stage within a silk cocoon on the bark. Pupation takes place in the terminals and cones.[5]

  • Damage
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  • Pupa

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dioryctria Zeller, 1846". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  3. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  5. "Bug Wood". Wiki.bugwood.org. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2011-10-07.


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