| Dioryctria castanea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria castanea Bradley, 1969 [1] | |
Dioryctria castanea is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria . It was described by John David Bradley in 1969 and is known from India.
Adults have a distinctive purplish or reddish chestnut brown coloration of the forewings.
Larvae have been reared on Pinus kesiya . [2]