Dioryctria yatesi, the mountain pine coneworm, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura and Eugene G. Munroe in 1979 and is limited to the mountains of the coastal south-eastern United States and Tennessee.[2]

Dioryctria yatesi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. yatesi
Binomial name
Dioryctria yatesi

The larvae feed on Pinus pungens. They bore the cones of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Biology and management of North American cone-feeding Dioryctria species". Pubs.esc-sec.ca. 2011-04-05. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. ^ "Table Mountain Pine - Pinus pungens". Cirrusimage.com. Retrieved 2011-12-16.