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FAMILY   Pyralidae
SUBFAMILY   Phycitinae
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COMMON NAME  
NAME   Dioryctria taedivorella
HODGES   5852.2
DISPLAY #   542
DESCRIPTION   The 2004 image was taken by John Glaser of Baltimore at the Chesapeake Forest, 3 miles east of Hurlock, Dorchester County, MD August 16th. It is close to D. merkeli, but is overall darker with grayish AM and PM lines, and most diagnostic, reddish-brown scales dominant on the thorax. Larvae feed on loblolly pine which is very common in the Hurlock area. e r
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