Dioryctria taedae

Dioryctria taedae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. taedae
Binomial name
	Dioryctria taedae; Schaber & Wood, 1971

Dioryctria taedae is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Schaber and Wood in 1971, and is known from Maryland to the south-eastern United States.

The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is very dark brown. The hindwings are smoky grey.^[2] There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in late August and again in early October.

The larvae feed on Pinus taeda.^[3] The larvae of the first generation attack the terminal shoots of their host plant. The other generation feeds on developing second year cones the following spring.

References[]

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ "A new species of Dioryctria infesting loblolly pine (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Description Of The Immature Stages Of Dioryctria taedae Schaber And Wood, With Notes On Its Biology And That Of Dioryctria disclusa Heinrich (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[2] "A new species of Dioryctria infesting loblolly pine (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Description Of The Immature Stages Of Dioryctria taedae Schaber And Wood, With Notes On Its Biology And That Of Dioryctria disclusa Heinrich (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

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