Conchylodes ovulalis
| Conchylodes ovulalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Conchylodes |
| Species: | C. ovulalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conchylodes ovulalis (Guenée, 1854) | |
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Conchylodes ovulalis, the Zebra Conchylodes Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found from the United States, where it has been recorded from Pennsylvania to Florida, west to Arizona,[2] south through Mexico and Costa Rica[3] to Colombia.[4]
The wingspan is 23–30 mm. The wings are white with a violet sheen. The forewings are marked with six blackish-brown lines and a hollow reniform spot. Adults are on wing from May to September in the United States.
The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.[5]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ Conchylodes at funet
- ↑ Bug Guide
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