Dioryctria taiella

Dioryctria taiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. taiella
Binomial name
	Dioryctria taiella; Amsel, 1970[1]

Dioryctria taiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1970 and is known from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The larvae feed on Arceuthobium oxycedri.[2] Early instars bore into the aerial shoots, while mature larvae feed externally, mainly at the bases of the shoots and cause shoot mortality.[3]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
"Himalayan dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium minutissimum) and the leafy mistletoe Taxillus kaempferi on Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) – a case study in Western Bhutan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.
"Arceuthobium oxycedri In Balochistan". Rmrs.nau.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[2] "Himalayan dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium minutissimum) and the leafy mistletoe Taxillus kaempferi on Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) – a case study in Western Bhutan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.

[3] "Arceuthobium oxycedri In Balochistan". Rmrs.nau.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.