Chrysendeton medicinalis

Chrysendeton medicinalis, the bold medicine moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by 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, ochreous 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 ochreous 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.

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