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Conchylodes salamisalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Conchylodes

Conchylodes salamisalis, the Blush Conchylodes Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Druce in 1895. It is found in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Texas.

The fore- and hindwings are silky hyaline-white. There are three short dark brown streaks on the forewings, as well as two broad brown bands crossing the costal to the inner margin. There is a dark brown spot near the apex and a fawn submarginal band. There is a fawn spot on the hindwings with a fine black line on each side.

References

Conchylodes salamisalis Wikipedia