Dioryctria raoi

Dioryctria raoi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura in 1971 and is known from northern India.

Dioryctria raoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. raoi
Binomial name
Dioryctria raoi
Mutuura, 1971[1]

The larvae feed on Pinus roxburghii and other Pinus species. They bore in the shoots of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. "Two New Species of Dioryctria (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) From India".


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