Conogethes pinicolalis Inoue & Yamanaka, 2006

Conogethes pinicolalis是草螟科(Crambidae)斑野螟亞科(Spilomelinae)的成員，分佈於日本、韓國、臺灣、中國與泰國。本種的前翅為黃色底，亞外緣線、後中線、中線、前中線與亞基線由多個黑點組成，部份黑點延長成短黑線；後翅亦為黃色底，亞外緣線與後中線由多個黑點組成，部份黑點延長成短黑線，前中線僅靠內緣處有一小段，近基部靠前緣有一個大黑點。多斑野螟屬(Conogethes)全世界紀錄共10種，主要分布於古北區東方與印澳區，其成員之一桃蛀野螟(C. punctiferalis)是重要的薔薇科果樹害蟲。在過去，台灣的多斑野螟屬成員僅記錄桃蛀野螟一種，然而根據Inoue與Yamanaka在2006的研究報告中指出台灣還有分佈另外兩種─本種與C. parvipunctalis。這三種的翅紋皆十分相似，而C. parvipunctalis的體型稍小，黑斑較不發達。C. pinicolalis與另外兩種最大的差異在於：1.下唇鬚第二節超過2/3為黑色；2.雄性個體後足脛節與跗節交會處、跗節第一節有很明顯的黑色毛束。本種在台灣的引證標本為一份來自北橫巴陵的標本，而圖中個體則來自台中八仙山。本種在台灣的分佈與過去資料中到底有多少被歸入C. punctiferalis者其實是本種仍有待進一步釐清。

A Brief Intrduction

Conogethes pinicolalis represents one of the three species of Conogethes and shares very similar wing pattern with the other two species. The present species could be identified by the following characters: 1. the 2nd segment of labial palpa almost black; 2. hindtibia and hindtarsus with large tufts of fuscous scales.C. pinicolalis was depositted under C. punctiferalis which is a famous pest on many Rosaceae fruit trees such as apple and peach until 2006.

Reference
Inoue H, Yamanaka H, 2006. Redescription of Conogethes punctiferalis (Guenée) and description of two new closely allied species from Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental Regions (Pyralidae, Pyraustinae). Tinea 19(2): 80-91.