Dioryctria assamensis

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Dioryctria assamensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. assamensis
Binomial name
Dioryctria assamensis
Mutuura, 1971 [1]

Dioryctria assamensis is a species of snout moth. It was described by Akira Mutuura in 1971 [1] [2] and is known from Assam, India, [1] [3] from which its species epithet is derived.

The larvae feed on Pinus khasya . They bore in the shoots of their host plant. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. "Dioryctria assamensis Mutuura, 1971". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.199. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 Mutuura, Akira (1971). "Two new species of Dioryctria (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from India". The Canadian Entomologist. 103 (8): 1169–1174. doi:10.4039/Ent1031169-8.