Moths of North Carolina
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Dioryctria abietivorella (Grote, 1878) - Evergreen Coneworm Moth

Dioryctria abietivorellaDioryctria abietivorella
view caption 		Dioryctria abietivorella
Taxonomy
Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 80a0332 MONA Number: 5841.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on the Pinaceae - firs (Abies spp.), larches (Larix spp.), spruces (Picea spp.), and pines (Pinus spp.), including Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) (Robinson et al., 2024).
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 Photo Gallery for Dioryctria abietivorella - Evergreen Coneworm Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Lori Owenby on 2016-06-29
Yancey Co.
Comment: Naturalist: Photo 4191385; Creative Commons (CC BY-NC)