Loblolly Pine Coneworm

Dioryctria merkeli

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae

Dioryctria merkeli, the loblolly pine coneworm moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Akira Mutuura and Eugene G. Munroe in 1979 and is found in the eastern United States including Maryland, Texas, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

DescriptionDioryctria merkeli, Wikipedia contributors

Loblolly Pine Coneworm

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