Dioryctria raoi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura in 1971 and is known from northern India.
| Dioryctria raoi | |
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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. raoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria raoi | |
The larvae feed on Pinus roxburghii and other Pinus species. They bore in the shoots of their host plant.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Two New Species of Dioryctria (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) From India".[permanent dead link]