Chrysendeton imitabilis

Chrysendeton imitabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Chrysendeton
Species:	C. imitabilis
Binomial name
	Chrysendeton imitabilis; (Dyar, 1917)
Synonyms
	Elophila imitabilis Dyar, 1917;

Chrysendeton imitabilis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in North America, from Pennsylvania to Florida and west to Illinois.[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark brown with large white basal and median patches and an orange terminal band bordered by white. The hindwings are white with a dark median band basally and a terminal line of large black spots, as well as a white subterminal area with a patch of black speckling. Adults are on wing from April throughout the summer.[3]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
Bug Guide

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[3] Bug Guide