Dioryctria peyerimhoffi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1921 and is known from Algeria and Morocco.
| Dioryctria peyerimhoffi | |
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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. peyerimhoffi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria peyerimhoffi de Joannis, 1921[1]
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The larvae feed on Cedrus atlantica.[2] They mine the young cones of their host plant.
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ Entomological Research in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems. May 11, 2002. Retrieved December 16, 2011 – via Google Books.