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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