Dioryctria ponderosae, the ponderosa twig moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.[1][2][3] It is found in North America from Washington and Montana south to California and northern Mexico.
| Dioryctria ponderosae | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. ponderosae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria ponderosae Dyar, 1914
| |
The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa.[4]
Gallery
edit-
Larva -
Pupa
References
edit- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2020). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (January 5, 2019). "Dioryctria ponderosae Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "800417.00 – 5850 – Dioryctria ponderosae – Dyar, 1914". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Species Page - Dioryctria ponderosae". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.