Dioryctria disclusa

Dioryctria disclusa
Dioryctria disclusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. disclusa
Binomial name
Dioryctria disclusa
Heinrich in Farrier & Tauber, 1953[1][2][3]

The Webbing Coneworm or Rusty Pine Cone Moth (Dioryctria disclusa) is a species of moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.[4]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are yellowish orange inside the antemedial line and darker orange beyond this line. The hindwings are pale grey with a white fringe.

The larvae feed on the developing cones of Pinus species. They are brown with a thin black band across each abdominal segment and a dark brown head.

Gallery

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  • Pupa

References

  1. ^ "globiz.pyraloidea.org". globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fPages%2fReports%2fTaxonomyReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  2. ^ "Dioryctria at funet". Nic.funet.fi. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/pyralidae/phycitinae/dioryctria/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  3. ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5847. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  4. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/19683. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
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