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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Conogethes |
| Species: | C. pinicolalis
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| Conogethes pinicolalis Inoue & Yamanaka, 2006
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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]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.