Dioryctria schuetzeella

Dioryctria schuetzeella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. schuetzeella
Binomial name
Dioryctria schuetzeella Fuchs, 1899 [1]

Dioryctria schuetzeella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula, the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland and Ukraine. ^[2]

The wingspan is 21–28 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August.

The caterpillars feed on Picea abies .

References

1. Fuchs, A. (1899). "Zwei neue Kleinschmetterlinge". Entomologische Zeitung. 60: 180–184.
2. "Dioryctria schuetzeella Fuchs 1899 - Fauna Europaea entry". Fauna Europaea. Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN). Retrieved 2025-06-02.

External links

• Lepidoptera of Belgium

"Spruce Knot-horn (Dioryctria schuetzeella)". UKMoths. Retrieved 2025-06-02.

GBIF Taxonomic Profile: "Dioryctria schuetzeella Fuchs, 1899". GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-06-02.

Academic Dissertation (Knölke, 2007): Knölke, Sonja (2007). The Microlepidopteran Genus Dioryctria Zeller, 1846 (PDF) (PhD thesis). Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Journal Article: Roe, A.D.; Weller, S.J.; Baixeras, J. (2005). "Identification of Dioryctria in a Seed Orchard". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 99 (3): 433–448.

Regional Study, 1981: Chalmers-Hunt, J.M.; Tweedie, G. (1981). "A Pyralid Moth New to Britain" (PDF). The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 113: 64.

"Fichten-Harzzünsler (Dioryctria schuetzeella)". Insekten Sachsen. 2013. Retrieved 2025-06-02.

LepiWiki Diagnostic Guide "Dioryctria schuetzeella". LepiForum. Retrieved 2025-06-02.

NBN Atlas Distribution Data "Dioryctria schuetzeella (Spruce Knot-horn)". NBN Atlas. National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 2025-06-02.

Fauna Europaea (Archived) "Dioryctria schuetzeella Fuchs 1899". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2025-06-02.