Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Dioryctria | |
Dioryctria dominguensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Neunzig, in 1996, and is known from the Dominican Republic.
The length of the forewings is 13.5–16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is fuscous, while the hindwings are pale fuscous, but darker along the veins and wing margins.
The larvae possibly feed on Pinus occidentalis.
Etymology
The name is derived from the type locality and the Latin suffix -ensis (denoting place).
References
Dioryctria dominguensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA