Conchylodes bryophilalis

Conchylodes bryophilalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Conchylodes
Species:	C. bryophilalis
Binomial name
	Conchylodes bryophilalis; Hampson, 1899

Conchylodes bryophilalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is found in Ecuador.[1]

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.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
"A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 2016-08-03 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 2016-08-03 – via Internet Archive.