Dioryctria reniculelloides

Mutuura & Munroe, 1973
Spruce Coneworm

Sort #: 1402 | P3 #: 800411 | MPG #: 5843 | PFG Page #: 142
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Larval substrate: Primarily Pices (Spruce), also other coniferous trees
Phenology: Adult: 5/26 to 9/02 (8 records)

Comment: D. abietivorella and D. reniculelloides are the only two species of the genus present in MA which lack any scale tufts on the wing. They are quite similar, but abietivorella has a small, but distinct black blotch on the inside of the antemedian line at the costa.

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, rare
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1931
Last Year Reported: 2019

Distribution by County: Middlesex, Essex, Plymouth, Barnstable
Number of Records: 9