Dioryctria gulosella
Appearance
Dioryctria gulosella | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Dioryctria |
Species: | D. gulosella
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Binomial name | |
Dioryctria gulosella | |
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Dioryctria gulosella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890 and is known from the United States, including Colorado, New Mexico and California.
The wingspan is 21–27 mm. The forewings are dark gray with a fine, sparse, white dusting, making the general color a dark ash gray. The hindwings are white, but smoky at the apex and somewhat along the termen.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Bulletin - United States National Museum". Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.