| Dioryctria rubella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. rubella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria rubella | |
Dioryctria rubella, the pine shoot moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria . It was described by George Hampson in 1891 and is known from south-east Asia, including China and the Philippines.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pinus kesiya , Pinus merkusii , Pinus caribaea , Pinus taeda , Pinus yunnanensis and Pinus massoniana . [2] [3]