Dioryctria assamensis
Appearance
Dioryctria assamensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Dioryctria |
Species: | D. assamensis
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Binomial name | |
Dioryctria assamensis |
Dioryctria assamensis is a species of snout moth. It was described by Akira Mutuura in 1971[1][2] and is known from Assam, India,[1][3] from which its species epithet is derived.
The larvae feed on Pinus khasya. They bore in the shoots of their host plant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Dioryctria assamensis Mutuura, 1971". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.199. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b Mutuura, Akira (1971). "Two new species of Dioryctria (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from India". The Canadian Entomologist. 103 (8): 1169–1174. doi:10.4039/Ent1031169-8.