Dioryctria cibriani

Dioryctria cibriani is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Mutuura and Neunzig, in 1986, and is known from Mexico.

Dioryctria cibriani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. cibriani
Binomial name
Dioryctria cibriani
Mutuura & Neunzig, 1986[1]

The wingspan is 23–29 mm. The forewings have a brown background colour with silvery iridescent white or grey, reddish brown and pink scales. The hindwings are grey and darker along the posterior margin. Adults have been recorded in March, July and August suggesting at least two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Pinus leiophylla, Pinus maximinoi and Pinus oocarpa. They attack cones that have begun their second year of growth, boring across scales, seeds, and axis. A resin blister is formed on the cone surface or peduncle. This contains frass. The larvae are orange brown with dark grey shading.

Etymology

The species is named after biologist David Cibrian-Tovar.[2]

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References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Cone And Seed Insects Of The Mexican Conifers



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