Cliniodes costimacula

Cliniodes costimacula is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913.[1] It is found in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru and also in Venezuela.

Cliniodes costimacula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cliniodes
Species:
C. costimacula
Binomial name
Cliniodes costimacula
(Hampson, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta costimacula Hampson, 1913

The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm for males and about 12 mm for females. The forewings are yellow, the extreme base with a black spot. The antemedial line consist of three black dots and the postmedial line is faint brown. The postmedial area is orange brown. The hindwings are pale yellow with a pale yellow anal area in males and dark greyish brown in females. Adults have been recorded on wing in January, from March to May and from September to December.[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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