Dioryctria amatella

Species of moth

Dioryctria amatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. amatella
Binomial name
Dioryctria amatella
(Hulst, 1887)[1][2][3]
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx amatella Hulst, 1887

Dioryctria amatella, the southern pineconeworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in the south-eastern United States,[4] from Maryland south to Florida and west into Texas.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. There are one to four generations per year, with adults on wing from early April to early November.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dioryctria Zeller, 1846". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  5. ^ "Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
Taxon identifiers
Dioryctria amatella


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