Cliniodes euphrosinalis

Cliniodes euphrosinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno 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.

Cliniodes euphrosinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cliniodes
Species:
C. euphrosinalis
Binomial name
Cliniodes euphrosinalis
Möschler, 1886
Synonyms
  • Cliniodes cyllarusalis Druce, 1895
  • Cliniodes nomadalis Dyar, 1912
  • Cliniodes paucilinealis Snellen, 1895
  • Cliniodes euphrosinalis pallidior Munroe, 1956

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
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Hayden, James E. (October 15, 2011). "Revision of Cliniodes Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Odontiinae)". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 79 (4): 231–347. doi:10.2992/007.079.0401.



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