Dioryctria simplicella

Dioryctria simplicella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is known from Europe, except the southern parts.

Dioryctria simplicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. simplicella
Binomial name
Dioryctria simplicella
Synonyms
  • Dioryctria mutatella Fuchs, 1903
  • Dioryctria abietella var. mutatella Fuchs, 1903

The wingspan is 21–30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on the shoots of Pinus sylvestris and related species.

References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. "UKmoths". UKmoths. Retrieved 2011-10-07.



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