Dioryctria amatella

Dioryctria amatella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. amatella
Binomial name
	Dioryctria amatella; (Hulst, 1887)
Synonyms
	Nephopteryx amatella Hulst, 1887;

Dioryctria amatella, the southern pineconeworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in the south-eastern United States,^[4] from Maryland south to Florida and west into Texas.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. There are one to four generations per year, with adults on wing from early April to early November.^[5]

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Adult

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ Savela, Markku. "Dioryctria Zeller, 1846". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
^ "Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

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[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.

[5] "Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

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