Dioryctria rossi
Dioryctria rossi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria.[1] This moth was discovered and named by Dr. Douglas Alexander Ross, chief entomologist at the Vernon forest entomology laboratory and research centre in Vernon, British Columbia, from 1950 to 1970. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1959. It is found in western North America, from southern British Columbia to northern Mexico and east to New Mexico.[2]
| Dioryctria rossi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. rossi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria rossi Munroe, 1959 | |
The wingspan is 22–34 mm. The forewings are orange brown, without an inner transverse line and with whitish markings, primarily consisting of a longitudinal streak. The hindwings are pale.
The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa, Pinus arizonica and Pinus durangensis. They feed in the cones of their host plant.[3] The larvae are about 30 mm long and brown with dark-gray subdorsal bands and a reddish-brown head.
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2020). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- "Species Page - Dioryctria rossi". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.
- Cibrián-Tovar, David; Ebel, Bernard H.; Yates, Harry O. III & Méndez-Montiel, José Tulio (1986). Cone and Seed Insects of the Mexican Conifers. Asheville, North Carolina: Southeastern Forest Experiment Station.