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Dioryctria taedivorella (Lesser Loblolly Pineconeworm Moth)

Wikipedia Abstract

Dioryctria taedivorella, the lesser loblolly pineconeworm moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Neunzig and Leidy in 1989, and is known from North America, where it is found from eastern Virginia and North Carolina to northern Alabama and Mississippi. The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown. The hindwings are smoky grey, but darker along the margins. The larvae feed on Pinus taeda.
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Prey / Diet

Pinus taeda (Loblolly pine)[1]

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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