Conchylodes concinnalis

Conchylodes concinnalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Mexico and the south-eastern United States north to Ohio. In the west, the range extends to Arizona and southern California.[2]

Conchylodes concinnalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Conchylodes
Species:
C. concinnalis
Binomial name
Conchylodes concinnalis
Hampson, 1898

The wingspan is about 23–24 mm. The wings are cretaceous white. There are black subbasals and antemedial bands on the forewings, as well as a pot in the cell with a small white center. There is a larger discocellular spot with a much larger center. There is a nearly straight submarginal and marginal line.[3] Adults are on wing from March to September.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Hampson, G.F. 1898. A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and family Pyralidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 675   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Bug Guide