Conchylodes platinalis

Conchylodes platinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is native to Central and South America,^[1] where it has been recorded from Venezuela,^[2] Belize,^[3] Costa Rica^[4] and Honduras. This species may be identified from the triangular-like wedges present in the margins of the fore and hindwings along with the noncontinuous post-medial band which is found mostly on C. ovulalis.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Crambidae

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Conchylodes platinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Conchylodes
Species:	C. platinalis
Binomial name
Conchylodes platinalis (Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
Spilomela platinalis Guenée, 1854 Zebronia erminea C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

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