Dioryctria schuetzeella

Dioryctria schuetzeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Dioryctria
Species: D. schuetzeella
Binomial name
Dioryctria schuetzeella
Fuchs, 1899[1]

Dioryctria schuetzeella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula, the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland and Ukraine.[2]

The wingspan is 21–28 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August.

The caterpillars feed on Picea abies.

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. Fauna Europaea

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