About Chrysendeton medicinalis Grote, 1881
Chrysendeton medicinalis, commonly known as the bold medicine moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. This species is found in North America, with confirmed records from the following locations: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. The wingspan of adult Chrysendeton medicinalis measures approximately 12 mm. Adult moths are colored white, ocherous, and brown, and feature a silvery-white sub-basal band that continues across the hindwings. They have a white median patch, which is followed by a curved white line. A white oblique band is present at the apical third of the wing, and a white band runs along the external margin. An ocherous shade sits between the median patch and the costal band, and this shade is divided by a brown line. In the southern portion of the species' range, adult moths have been recorded in flight nearly year-round.
