Conogethes pinicolalis

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]

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

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]