028 Dioryctria abietella

PYRALIDAE | Phycitinae

62.028 Dioryctria abietella (Pine Knot-horn)

ws: 27-33mm; Jul-Aug; Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris); probably common in pine woodland in S.England and an occasional migrant.
Status not certain due to similarity and confusion with other Dioryctria species.

Dioryctria abietella §7 male

ID: Very similar to other British Dioryctria species; see Dioryctria for more information
External: Postmedian line dentate; discal spot relatively bold
Male genitalia: Apex of valva rounded with a spine; aedeagus with a strong basal cornutus
Female genitalia: Appears identical to D.schuetzeella and D.abietella

Variation
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia

§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 12/07/2007; fw 14.3mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 09/07/2008; fw 13.7mm
§3 Misidentification
§4 Torver, Cumbria; 11/07/2015; male; to light
§5 Windermere, Cumbria; 16/07/2015; female; fw 13.9mm; to light
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/09/2017; male; fw 12.4mm; to light
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 29/06/2019; male; to light
§8 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/06/2022; female; fw 12.3mm; to light
§9 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/06/2022; female; fw 12.1mm; to light
§10 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 29/09/2023; male; fw 11.8mm
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