Conchylodes octonalis

Eight-barred lygropia moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Conchylodes
Species:	C. octonalis
Binomial name
	Conchylodes octonalis; (Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
	Orobena octonalis Zeller, 1873 ; Botis sexmaculalis Grote, 1876 ;

Conchylodes octonalis, the eight-barred lygropia moth, is a snout moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Zeller in 1873.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from central and southern California to Texas and from Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Tennessee.^[2] The habitat consists of low-elevation arid areas.

Quick facts Eight-barred lygropia moth, Scientific classification ...

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8.5 mm. Adults are on wing from late March to October.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Heliotropium curassavicum.^[3]

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