Dioryctria sylvestrella (Ratzeburg,1840)

new pine knot-horn, pine stem borer

on Picea, Pinus

Pinus brutia, extruded resin (from Bilener & Avcı)

parasite

The larvae bore under the bark of the bole; an extensive extrusion of resin often is the result.

host plants

Pinaceae, oligophagous

Picea abies; Pinus brutia, strobus, sylvestris.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

pupa

See Patočka & Turčáni.

synonyms

Dioryctria splendidella auct.

references

Bilener & Avcı (2016a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Thomann, Standfuss & Müller-Rutz (1913a), Uffeln (1930a).