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Dioryctria horneana

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Dioryctria horneana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. horneana
Binomial name
Dioryctria horneana
(Dyar, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pinipestis horneana Dyar, 1919

Dioryctria horneana is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919 and is endemic to Cuba.

The wingspan is 22–30 mm.

The larvae feed on the cones of Pinus cubensis, Pinus caribea and Pinus tropicalis.

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.