Dioryctria assamensis is a species of snout moth. It was described by Akira Mutuura in 1971[1][2] and is known from Assam, India,[1][3] from which its species epithet is derived.

Dioryctria assamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. assamensis
Binomial name
Dioryctria assamensis

The larvae feed on Pinus khasya. They bore in the shoots of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Dioryctria assamensis Mutuura, 1971". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.199. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Mutuura, Akira (1971). "Two new species of Dioryctria (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from India". The Canadian Entomologist. 103 (8): 1169–1174. doi:10.4039/Ent1031169-8.