Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Pyralidae Members:	Dioryctria Members:	3 NC Records
Dioryctria taedae Schaber & Wood, 1971 - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Pyraloidea

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Tribe: Phycitini

P3 Number: 800436.00

MONA Number: 5842.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD	Technical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)
Adult Markings: "Can appear similar to D. taedivorella" (Scholtens, 2017)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Loblolly (Robinson et al., 2010) - View

See also Habitat Account for Loblolly Pine Forests

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] SU

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Dioryctria taedae - No common name			Photos: 1
	Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-09-01 Cabarrus Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Dioryctria taedae - No common name