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Dioryctria cuitecensis

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Dioryctria cuitecensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. cuitecensis
Binomial name
Dioryctria cuitecensis
Neunzig, 1990[1]

Dioryctria cuitecensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1990 and is known from Cuiteco, Mexico, from which its species epithet is derived.

The length of the forewings is 15.5–17 mm. Adults are large, dark and uniformly marked.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "A new species of Dioryctria (Pyralidae: Phycitinae) from Mexico" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-16.