Dioryctria amatella

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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
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 27โ€“32 mm. There are one to four generations per year, with adults on wing from early April to early November.[5]

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.