Dioryctria rubella
| Dioryctria rubella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. rubella
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria rubella | |
Dioryctria rubella, the pine shoot moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by George Hampson in 1891 and is known from south-east Asia, including China and the Philippines.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus kesiya, Pinus merkusii, Pinus caribaea, Pinus taeda, Pinus yunnanensis and Pinus massoniana.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Forecast Methods of Dioryctria rubella and Conogethes punctiferalis". Mt.china-papers.com. May 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "The pine shoot moths, Dioryctria rubella Hamps. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Petrova cristata Wals. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in the Philippines". Agris.fao.org. May 15, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2011.