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Zebra Conchylodes Moth
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Butterflies & moths

Zebra Conchylodes Moth

Conchylodes ovulalis Guenée, 1854

Names

EnglishZebra Conchylodes Moth
Dutch—
SpanishPolilla cebra
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameConchylodes ovulalis Guenée, 1854

About this species

Conchylodes ovulalis, the zebra conchylodes moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found from the United States, where it has been recorded from Pennsylvania to Florida, west to Arizona, south through Mexico and Costa Rica to Colombia.

The wingspan is 23–30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in the United States.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusConchylodes

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