Chrysendeton medicinalis
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| Species: | C. medicinalis
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| Chrysendeton medicinalis (Grote, 1881)
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Chrysendeton medicinalis, the bold medicine moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881.[1] It is found on North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults are white, ocherous and brown, with a silvery-white sub-basal band continuing over the hindwings. there is a white median patch followed by a curved white line. There is also a white oblique band at the apical third and a white band along the external margin. There is an ocherous shade between the median patch and the costal band, divided by a brown line.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round in the southern part of the range.
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "800742.00 – 4744 – Chrysendeton medicinalis – Bold Medicine Moth – (Grote, 1881)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ Grote, A.R., 1881. New Pyralidae. Papilio 1: 15