Cliniodes euphrosinalis
| Cliniodes euphrosinalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Cliniodes |
| Species: | C. euphrosinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cliniodes euphrosinalis Möschler, 1886 | |
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Cliniodes euphrosinalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Möschler in 1886.[1] It is found on the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles and in Costa Rica, southern Mexico (north to San Luis Potosí), northern Venezuela and Colombia.
The length of the forewings is 12–16 mm for males and 11–16 mm for females. The forewing costa is reddish orange and the basal area is white with some grey. The antemedial line has the form of an orange triangle and a thin black line. The medial area is white with a few pale grey or orange scales and the postmedial area ranges from white to grey or light brown. The terminal area is white. The hindwings are translucent white. Adults have been recorded on wing year round except September.
The larvae feed on Daphnopsis americana.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Revision of Cliniodes Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Odontiinae)