Melanocinclis lineigera

Melanocinclis lineigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Melanocinclis
Species: M. lineigera
Binomial name
Melanocinclis lineigera
Hodges, 1962

Melanocinclis lineigera is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Jersey to Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.[1][2]

The wingspan is 6-7 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to October.

The larvae feed on Pinus taeda and Pinus elliottii. They feed on the cones of their host plant.[3]

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