Dioryctria fordi

Dioryctria fordi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Julian P. Donahue and Herbert H. Neunzig in 2002 and is known from the US state of California.[1]

Dioryctria fordi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. fordi
Binomial name
Dioryctria fordi
Donahue & Neunzig, 2002

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). Adults are on wing from June to October.

The larvae possibly feed on Pinus sabiniana.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2020). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. "Species Page - Dioryctria fordi". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2011.


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