Cliniodes ostreonalis
| Cliniodes ostreonalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Cliniodes |
| Species: | C. ostreonalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cliniodes ostreonalis (Grote, 1882) | |
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Cliniodes ostreonalis, the oystershell metrea moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1882.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]
The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm for males and 15–17 mm for females. The forewings are very light yellow with a nebulous, blackish mesial band. The hindwings are white with a pruplish iridescence.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Rhamnus frangula. The create a web mixed with dead leaves and excrement. Pupation takes place in a yellowish cocoon, mixed with debris and leaves. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Papilio 2 (5): 73
- ↑ Revision of Cliniodes Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Odontiinae)