Dioryctria ponderosae
| Dioryctria ponderosae | |
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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. ponderosae
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria ponderosae Dyar, 1914
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Dioryctria ponderosae, the ponderosa twig moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.[1][2][3] It is found in North America from Washington and Montana south to California and northern Mexico.
The forewings are black with some reddish scales in the basal, subbasal and terminal areas. There is a white discocellular spot, which contrasts strongly with the forewing.
The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa. They bore in the cambium under the bark of the host plant, producing pitch masses on the trunk.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (January 5, 2019). "Dioryctria ponderosae Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "800417.00 – 5850 – Dioryctria ponderosae – Dyar, 1914". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Species Page - Dioryctria ponderosae". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.