Conchylodes octonalis

Eight-barred lygropia moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Conchylodes
Species:
C. octonalis
Binomial name
Conchylodes octonalis
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Orobena octonalis Zeller, 1873
  • Botis sexmaculalis Grote, 1876

Conchylodes octonalis, the eight-barred lygropia moth, is a snout moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Zeller in 1873.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from central and southern California to Texas and from Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Tennessee.[2] The habitat consists of low-elevation arid areas.

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8.5 mm. Adults are on wing from late March to October.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Heliotropium curassavicum.[3]

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide


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