Dioryctria juniperella

Dioryctria juniperella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. juniperella
Binomial name
	Dioryctria juniperella; , 1990

Dioryctria juniperella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Hiroshi Yamanaka in 1990. It is found in Korea and Japan.

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is blackish fuscous mixed with brownish fuscous.

The larvae feed on Juniperus species, including Juniperus chinensis and Juniperus procumbens.^[2] They tie the leaves of their host plant and feed from within. The larvae are dark green with a yellowish brown head. They reach a length of 7–9 mm.

References[]

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ "A newly recorded species of Phycitinae, Dioryctria juniperella yamanaka (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae), attacking Juniperus spp. from Korea". Agris.fao.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[2] "A newly recorded species of Phycitinae, Dioryctria juniperella yamanaka (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae), attacking Juniperus spp. from Korea". Agris.fao.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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