Dioryctria majorella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919 and is known from Mexico.

Dioryctria majorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species:
D. majorella
Binomial name
Dioryctria majorella
Dyar, 1919[1]
Synonyms
  • Dioryctria muellerana Dyar, 1919

The wingspan is 20–26 mm.

The larvae feed on Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis, Pinus leiophylla, Pinus maximinoi and Pinus oocarpa. They feed in cones and branches infested by Cronartium conigenum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cibrián-Tovar, David; Ebel, Bernard H.; Yates, Harry O. III & Méndez-Montiel, José Tulio (1986). Cone and Seed Insects of the Mexican Conifers. Asheville, North Carolina: Southeastern Forest Experiment Station.