Dioryctria resinosella

Dioryctria resinosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. resinosella
Binomial name
	Dioryctria resinosella; Mutuura, 1982[1][2][3]

Dioryctria resinosella, the red pine shoot moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae described by Akira Mutuura in 1982. It is found in Ontario and the northern United States.[4]

The larvae feed on Pinus resinosa. They infest new shoots and cones of their host plant.

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References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
Savela, Markku. "Dioryctria Zeller, 1846". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
"Moth Photographers Group". Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
"The Biology and Ecology of Dioryctria resinosella on young Red Pine in Maine" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-07.

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Dioryctria Zeller, 1846". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

[3] "Moth Photographers Group". Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

[4] "The Biology and Ecology of Dioryctria resinosella on young Red Pine in Maine" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-07.