Dioryctria hodgesi
Dioryctria hodgesi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 2003 and is known from Nevada and south-eastern California in the United States.
| Dioryctria hodgesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. hodgesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria hodgesi Neunzig, 2003[1] | |
The forewings are white with dentate bands with strongly contrasting black borders. There are patches of reddish scales in the subbasal area and following the antemedial and postmedial lines. Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae possibly feed on Pinus monophylla.[2]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- "Dioryctria hodgesi". University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
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