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Conchylodes platinalis

Conchylodes platinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is native to Central and South America, where it has been recorded from Venezuela, Belize, Costa Rica and Honduras. This species may be identified from the triangular-like wedges present in the margins of the fore and hindwings along with the noncontinuous post-medial band which is found mostly on C. ovulalis.

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Conchylodes platinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Conchylodes
Species:
C. platinalis
Binomial name
Conchylodes platinalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Spilomela platinalis Guenée, 1854
  • Zebronia erminea C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Conchylodes platinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is native to Central and South America,1 where it has been recorded from Venezuela,2 Belize,3 Costa Rica4 and Honduras. This species may be identified from the triangular-like wedges present in the margins of the fore and hindwings along with the noncontinuous post-medial band which is found mostly on C. ovulalis.

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References

  1. Cotinis (April 2, 2016). "Genus Conchylodes". BugGuide. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. Moths of Belize
  4. "Taxonomy Browser: Conchylodes platinalis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 14, 2018.