Zebra conchylodes moth
Conchylodes ovulalis
The zebra conchylodes moth is a small moth whose name compares it to a zebra. It lives from the United States all the way down to Colombia in South America. It flies from late spring to early autumn.
Lives in
From the United States through Mexico and Central America to Colombia
Wingspan
2.3 to 3 cm (0.91 to 1.2 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat plants of the daisy family.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 5 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 32 seconds
How big is Zebra conchylodes moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Zebra conchylodes moth about 12 km/h (7.5 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
In the United States it flies from May to September.
2
It lives from Pennsylvania to Florida and west to Arizona.
3
It was first described in 1854 by Achille Guenée.
you asked
Most asked questions about Zebra conchylodes moth
?What does the zebra conchylodes moth eat?
Its caterpillars eat plants of the daisy family.
?How big is the zebra conchylodes moth?
Its wings measure 23 to 30 millimetres from tip to tip.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Conchylodes ovulalis
- Named by
- Guenée, 1854
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Crambidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Crambidae
- Lives on
- North America, South America
Where the facts come from
- Conchylodes ovulalis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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