Dioryctria horneana
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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. horneana |
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| Dioryctria horneana | |
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The wingspan is 22–30 mm.
The larvae feed on the cones of Pinus cubensis, Pinus caribea and Pinus tropicalis.[2]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- "EcuRed" (in Spanish). Ecured.cu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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