Condylolomia participalis

Condylolomia participalis, the drab condylolomia moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Condylolomia. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in eastern North America,[2] from southern Quebec to North Carolina, west to Nebraska and Minnesota.

Condylolomia participalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Condylolomia
Species:
C. participalis
Binomial name
Condylolomia participalis
Grote, 1873[1]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The forewings are dull yellowish brown or gray, sometimes suffused with red or pinkish purple. The hindwings are brownish grey with a thin dark terminal line. Adults are on wing from June to July.

Larvae have been found inside rolled leaftips of Myrica gale.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. Contributed by Robin McLeod on 19 August 2006 - 1:12pm (2006-08-19). "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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