Dioryctria banksiella
Dioryctria banksiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Mutuura, Munroe and Ross, in 1969, and is found from Alberta and the Northwest Territories eastward.
| Dioryctria banksiella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. banksiella |
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| Dioryctria banksiella Mutuura, Munroe & Ross, 1969[1] | |
The larvae feed in western gall rust (Endocronartium harknessii) on trunks of Pinus banksiana. Early instars score the gall tissue below the bark, while later instars mine the gall tissue.
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