Dioryctria taiella

Dioryctria taiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Dioryctria
Species:	D. taiella
Binomial name
Dioryctria taiella Amsel, 1970[1]

Dioryctria taiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1970 and is known from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The larvae feed on Arceuthobium oxycedri.[2][3]

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. "Himalayan dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium minutissimum) and the leafy mistletoe Taxillus kaempferi on Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) – a case study in Western Bhutan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.
3. "Arceuthobium oxycedri In Balochistan". Rmrs.nau.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.