Dioryctria peyerimhoffi

Dioryctria peyerimhoffi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1921 and is known from Algeria and Morocco.

Dioryctria peyerimhoffi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. peyerimhoffi
Binomial name
Dioryctria peyerimhoffi

The larvae feed on Cedrus atlantica.[2] They mine the young cones of their host plant.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. Entomological Research in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems. May 11, 2002. Retrieved December 16, 2011 via Google Books.



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