Dioryctria simplicella

Dioryctria simplicella
Dioryctria simplicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. simplicella
Binomial name
Dioryctria simplicella
Heinemann, 1863[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Dioryctria mutatella Fuchs, 1903
  • Dioryctria abietella var. mutatella Fuchs, 1903

Dioryctria simplicella is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is known from Europe, except the southern parts.

The wingspan is 21-30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on the shoots of Pinus sylvestris and related species.

References

  1. ^ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442277. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  2. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  3. ^ "UKmoths". UKmoths. http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1455. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
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