Dioryctria castanea explained

Dioryctria castanea is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by John David Bradley in 1969 and is known from India.

Adults have a distinctive purplish or reddish chestnut brown coloration of the forewings.

Larvae have been reared on Pinus kesiya.[1]

Notes and References

  1. J. D. Bradley . A new species of Dioryctria Zeller (Lep., Pyralidae) on Pinus kesiya in Assam, N.E. India . Bulletin of Entomological Research. 1969. 59. 125–127. 10.1017/S0007485300003114 . Journals.cambridge.org . 2011-12-16.

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