Dioryctria abietella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: July 13, 2024, 7:57 a.m.
The most common species of the genus Dioryctria and a rather common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Dioryctria > Species: Dioryctria abietella
- Vernacular names
- Sparappelboorder (NL), la Phycide du sapin (FR), Fichtenzapfenzünsler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 23 (as Phycis abietella Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
It is on average the larger species with a wingspan of up to 32 mm. Furthermore, it always has a more or less pronounced rusty brown spot behind the inner transverse line towards the base area. The inner transverse line is relatively straight, only slightly jagged.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in the cone or a shoot. It hibernates. Pupation in the larval habitation, in rotten wood or detritus. The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till early October, but mainly during July/August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris, Pinus radiata, Picea abies, Abies procera, Pseudotsuga menziesii and Larix decidua
The larva lives in the cone or a shoot of Pinus, Abies procera or Pseudotsuga menziesii.
