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, halepensis, pinaster, pinea, strobus, sylvestris.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Gómez de Alzpurú, Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Dioryctria splendidella auct.
references
Bilener & Avcı (2016a), Gómez de Alzpurúa (1997a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Thomann, Standfuss & Müller-Rutz (1913a), Uffeln (1930a).