Chrysendeton medicinalis explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: 800742.00 – 4744 – Chrysendeton medicinalis – Bold Medicine Moth – (Grote, 1881) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . August 8, 2018.
  3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/39681#page/26/mode/1up Grote, A.R., 1881. New Pyralidae. Papilio 1: 15