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Guides

• Dioryctria yatesi

  Mountain Pine Coneworm, Mountain Pine Coneworm Moth

  Dioryctria yatesi, commonly known as the mountain pine coneworm, is a species of snout moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Mutuura and Munroe in 1979 and is restricted to the mountains of the coastal southeastern United States and Tennessee. The larvae are specialized cone borers that feed on Pinus pungens (Table Mountain pine).

  PyralidaePhycitinaeconewormpine-pestAppalachian-endemicTable-Mountain-pinecone-borer