| Southern pineconeworm moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. amatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria amatella | |
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Dioryctria amatella, the southern pineconeworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in the south-eastern United States, [4] from Maryland south to Florida and west into Texas.
The wingspan is 27–32 mm. There are one to four generations per year, with adults on wing from early April to early November. [5]
