An Oystershell Metrea Moth collected in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/3/2005). This was a new state record.
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An Oystershell Metrea Moth collected in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/3/2005). This was a new state record.
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| Cliniodes ostreonalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Cliniodes |
| Species: | C. ostreonalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cliniodes ostreonalis (Grote, 1882)
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Cliniodes ostreonalis, the oystershell metrea moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]
The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm for males and 15–17 mm for females. The forewings are very light yellow with a nebulous, blackish mesial band. The hindwings are white with a purplish iridescence.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ Papilio 2 (5): 73
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