Conchylodes concinnalis

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

Conchylodes concinnalis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[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]

The wingspan is about 23–24 mm. The wings are cretaceous white. There are black subbasal 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

  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
  4. Bug Guide


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