Conogethes pinicolalis

Conogethes pinicolalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Conogethes
Species:
C. pinicolalis
Binomial name
Conogethes pinicolalis
Inoue & Yamanaka, 2006

Conogethes pinicolalis is a moth in the diverse subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Hiroshi Inoue and Hiroshi Yamanaka in 2006, and is found in East and Southeast Asia, with records from Japan, Korea, China (Guangdong), Taiwan and Thailand.[2]

In Japan, the caterpillars have been recorded to feed on a range of conifers, such as Pinus densiflora, Pinus thunbergii, Pinus strobus, Pinus parviflora, Picea jezoensis, Tsuga sieboldii, Larix kaempferi, Abies sachalinensis, Abies firma, Cedrus deodara, Cedrus atlantica and Cedrus libani.[2]

  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2022). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ a b Inoue, Hiroshi; Yamanaka, Hiroshi (2006). "Redescription of Conogethes punctiferalis (Guenée) and descriptions of two new closely allied species from Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental Regions (Pyralidae, Pyraustinae)" (PDF). Tinea. 19 (2). Tokyo: 80–91.