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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. resinosella
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| Dioryctria resinosella | |
The larvae feed on Pinus resinosa. They infest new shoots and cones of their host plant.
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References
edit- ^ "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.