Dioryctria rubella

Dioryctria rubella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. rubella
Binomial name
	Dioryctria rubella; Hampson in Ragonot, 1891[1]

Dioryctria rubella, the pine shoot moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by George Hampson in 1891 and is known from south-east Asia, including China and the Philippines.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus kesiya, Pinus merkusii, Pinus caribaea, Pinus taeda and Pinus massoniana.[2] They generally tunnel and feed inside the shoots of their host plant.[3] But also damage the branches and young cones.

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
"Forecast Methods of Dioryctria rubella and Conogethes punctiferalis". Mt.china-papers.com. May 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
"The pine shoot moths, Dioryctria rubella Hamps. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Petrova cristata Wals. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in the Philippines". Agris.fao.org. May 15, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

[2] "Forecast Methods of Dioryctria rubella and Conogethes punctiferalis". Mt.china-papers.com. May 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

[3] "The pine shoot moths, Dioryctria rubella Hamps. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Petrova cristata Wals. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in the Philippines". Agris.fao.org. May 15, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2011.