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Dioryctria auranticella (Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth)

Synonyms: Dioryctria miniatella; Dioryctria xanthoenobares

Wikipedia Abstract

Dioryctria auranticella, the ponderosa pineconeworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in western North America, from southern British Columbia south to California and Arizona, east to South Dakota and New Mexico. The wingspan is 10.5–14 mm. The forewings are orange and the hindwings are white. Adults are on wing from mid July to early August. The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa and Pinus attenuata. They generally feed in the cones of their host plant, but occasionally also feed on the twigs.
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Prey / Diet

Pinus attenuata (Narrowcone pine)[1]
Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)[1]
Pinus resinosa (Norway pine)[1]
Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0