Dioryctria resinosella
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The Red Pine Shoot Moth (Dioryctria resinosella) is a species of moth
of the Pyralidae
family. It is found in Ontario
and the northern United States
.
The larvae feed on Pinus resinosa. They infest new shoots and cones of their host plant.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pyralidae
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
family. It is found in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and the northern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The larvae feed on Pinus resinosa. They infest new shoots and cones of their host plant.