Dioryctria taiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1970 and is known from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Dioryctria taiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. taiella
Binomial name
Dioryctria taiella
Amsel, 1970[1]

The larvae feed on Arceuthobium oxycedri.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ "Himalayan dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium minutissimum) and the leafy mistletoe Taxillus kaempferi on Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) – a case study in Western Bhutan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. ^ "Arceuthobium oxycedri In Balochistan". Rmrs.nau.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.