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Conchylodes bryophilalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Conchylodes

Conchylodes bryophilalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found in Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are yellowish-white with a triangular black subbasal costal mark followed by some rufous. The antemedial band is black and there is a medial triangular costal mark and a large patch beyond the middle, enclosing two white discocellular spots. There are black patches and spots on the outer margin. The hindwings are white with black specks, a fuscous apical patch and a black marginal mark.

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Conchylodes bryophilalis Wikipedia