Dioryctria auranticella explained

Dioryctria auranticella, the ponderosa pineconeworm moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883.[1] [2] [3] It is found in western North America[4] from southern British Columbia south to California and Arizona, east to South Dakota and New Mexico.

Its wingspan is 10.5–14 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-July to early August.

The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa and Pinus attenuata. They generally feed in the cones of their host plant, but occasionally feed on the twigs.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . Maria Alma Solis . De Prins . Jurate . Speidel . Wolfgang . amp . 2003–2017 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 4, 2017.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Dioryctria Zeller, 1846 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 4, 2017.
  3. Web site: 800413.00 – 5846 – Dioryctria auranticella – Ponderosa Pineconeworm Moth – (Grote, 1883) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . November 15, 2020.
  4. Web site: Murray . Tom . December 22, 2008 . Species Dioryctria auranticella - Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth - Hodges#5846 . BugGuide . November 15, 2020.
  5. Web site: Species Page - Dioryctria aurenticella . Entomology Collection . University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419102414/http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=4932 . April 19, 2017.

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