Dioryctria clarioralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Dioryctria |
Species: | D. clarioralis
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Binomial name | |
Dioryctria clarioralis | |
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Dioryctria clarioralis, the blister coneworm moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in the eastern United States, including Florida, New Jersey and Virginia.[2]
The larvae feed on various Pinus species, including Pinus palustris. They have been reported attacking the flower cluster and shoots of their host plant.