Conchylodes ovulalis Guenée, 1854 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Conchylodes ovulalis Guenée, 1854

Conchylodes ovulalis Guenée, 1854

Conchylodes ovulalis, the zebra conchylodes moth, is a Crambidae moth found from the US to Colombia, whose larvae feed on Asteraceae.

Family
Genus
Conchylodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Conchylodes ovulalis Guenée, 1854

Conchylodes ovulalis, commonly known as the zebra conchylodes moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its distribution ranges from the United States, where it has been recorded from Pennsylvania south to Florida, and west to Arizona, continuing south through Mexico and Costa Rica to Colombia. The wingspan of this moth measures 23–30 mm. In the United States, adult moths are active from May to September. The larvae of Conchylodes ovulalis feed on species in the plant family Asteraceae.

Photo: (c) Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Conchylodes

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