Cliniodes ostreonalis

Cliniodes ostreonalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cliniodes
Species: C. ostreonalis
Binomial name
Cliniodes ostreonalis
(Grote, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Metrea ostreonalis Grote, 1882
  • Botys urticaloides Fyles, 1894

Cliniodes ostreonalis, the oystershell metrea moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1882.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm for males and 15–17 mm for females. The forewings are very light yellow with a nebulous, blackish mesial band. The hindwings are white with a pruplish iridescence.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Rhamnus frangula. The create a web mixed with dead leaves and excrement. Pupation takes place in a yellowish cocoon, mixed with debris and leaves. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Papilio 2 (5): 73
  4. ↑ Revision of Cliniodes Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Odontiinae)


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