Conchylodes salamisalis
| Conchylodes salamisalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Conchylodes |
| Species: | C. salamisalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conchylodes salamisalis Druce, 1895 | |
Conchylodes salamisalis, the Blush Conchylodes Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Druce in 1895. It is found in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico[1] and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Texas.[2]
The fore- and hindwings are silky hyaline-white. There are three short dark brown streaks on the forewings, as well as two broad brown bands crossing the costal to the inner margin. There is a dark brown spot near the apex and a fawn submarginal band. There is a fawn spot on the hindwings with a fine black line on each side.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 251
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