Dioryctria auranticella, the ponderosa pineconeworm moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883.[1][2][3] It is found in western North America[4] from southern British Columbia south to California and Arizona, east to South Dakota and New Mexico.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. auranticella
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| Dioryctria auranticella (Grote, 1883)
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Its wingspan is 10.5–14 mm. The forewings are orange and the hindwings are white. Adults are on wing from mid-July to early August.
The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa and Pinus attenuata. They generally feed in the cones of their host plant, but occasionally feed on the twigs.[5]
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- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dioryctria Zeller, 1846". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "800413.00 – 5846 – Dioryctria auranticella – Ponderosa Pineconeworm Moth – (Grote, 1883)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ Murray, Tom (December 22, 2008). "Species Dioryctria auranticella - Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth - Hodges#5846". BugGuide. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Species Page - Dioryctria aurenticella ". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017.