Dioryctria assamensis

Dioryctria assamensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura in 1971 and is known from Assam, India, from which its species epithet is derived.

Dioryctria assamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. assamensis
Binomial name
Dioryctria assamensis
Mutuura, 1971[1]

The larvae feed on Pinus khasya. They bore in the shoots of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. Akira Mutuura (2011-03-22). "Two New Species Of Dioryctria (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) From India". Pubs.esc-sec.ca. Retrieved 2011-12-16.



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