Dioryctria yiai is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura and Eugene G. Munroe in 1972 and is known from Taiwan and China.
| Dioryctria yiai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Dioryctria |
| Species: | D. yiai
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria yiai | |
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Pinus massoniana. They damage the branches, cones and shoots of their host plant.[2]
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Study on Dioryctria yiai". En.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2011-12-16.