Dioryctria ponderosae explained

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.

The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa.[4]

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 . 2003–2020 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . November 17, 2020.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . January 5, 2019 . Dioryctria ponderosae Dyar, 1914 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 17, 2020.
  3. Web site: 800417.00 – 5850 – Dioryctria ponderosae – Dyar, 1914 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . November 17, 2020.
  4. Web site: Species Page - Dioryctria ponderosae . Entomology Collection . University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20120917160545/http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=4938 . September 17, 2012 . October 7, 2011.