Dioryctria westerlandi is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Julian P. Donahue and Herbert H. Neunzig in 2002[1] and is known from the US state of California, but the range may extend into Nevada.[2]
| Dioryctria westerlandi | |
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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. westerlandi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioryctria westerlandi Donahue & Neunzig, 2002
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The wingspan is 13.5–18.5 millimetres (0.53–0.73 in). Adults are pale with strongly contrasting transverse bands and reddish patches. Adults are on wing from July to October.
The larvae possibly feed on Pinus jeffreyi.
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Species Page - Dioryctria westerlandi". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019.