- Dioryctria ebeli
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Dioryctria ebeli Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae Genus: Dioryctria Species: D. ebeli Binomial name Dioryctria ebeli
Mutuura & Munroe, 1979[1][2][3]The South Coastal Coneworm Moth (Dioryctria ebeli) is a species of moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in Florida and the southern parts of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Massachusetts, and south-eastern Louisiana.[4]
Pupa
The larvae feed on Pinus species. They generally feed on the developing cones of their host plant, but are occasionally also found on young growing tips of branches. In the winter, they have been recorded on galls from fusiform rust.
References
- ^ "globiz.pyraloidea.org". globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fPages%2fReports%2fTaxonomyReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5863.4. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2009-07-10. http://bugguide.net/node/view/301820. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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