Dioryctria disclusa

Dioryctria disclusa, the webbing coneworm or rusty pine cone moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in North America from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.[4]

Dioryctria disclusa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. disclusa
Binomial name
Dioryctria disclusa
Heinrich in Farrier & Tauber, 1953[1][2][3]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are yellowish orange inside the antemedial line and darker orange beyond this line. The hindwings are pale grey with a white fringe.

The larvae feed on the developing cones of Pinus species. They are brown with a thin black band across each abdominal segment and a dark brown head.

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References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dioryctria Zeller, 1846". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  3. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.



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