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Dioryctria disclusa Heinrich, 1953 - Webbing Coneworm Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0337		 MONA Number:
5847.00		 Other Common Name:
Rusty Pine Cone Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Dioryctria disclusaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: The larvae feed on both northern and southern pines (Baker, 1972; Prentice, 1966; Robinson et al., 2010). The reported hosts include Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana), Mugo Pine (P. mugo), Longleaf Pine (P. palustris), Red Pine (P. resinosa), Pitch Pine (P. rigida), Scotch Pine (P. sylvestris), Loblolly Pine (P. taeda), and Virginia Pine (P. virginiana). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Pine Forests and Woodlands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Dioryctria disclusa - Webbing Coneworm Moth

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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-06-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-06-19
Moore Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: David George on 2025-06-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-04
Wilson Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-01
Brunswick Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-20
Wilson Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-19
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-12
Wake Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-11
Wilson Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin, Becky Watkins on 2024-06-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-07
Wake Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Wilson Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-06-18
Wake Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-14
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-13
Wake Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-10
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: David George on 2023-06-06
Durham Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-06
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-05
Wake Co.
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Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Dioryctria disclusa
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-06-02
Wake Co.
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