Dioryctria yiai
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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. yiai
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| Dioryctria yiai | |
Dioryctria yiai is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura and Eugene G. Munroe in 1972 and is known from Taiwan and China.
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Pinus massoniana. They damage the branches, cones and shoots of their host plant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Study on Dioryctria yiai". En.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2011-12-16.