Lineodes triangulalis

Lineodes triangulalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lineodes
Species: L. triangulalis
Binomial name
Lineodes triangulalis
Möschler, 1890
Synonyms
  • Lineodes cyclophora Hampson, 1913
  • Lineodes triangularis Walsingham, 1915

Lineodes triangulalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Möschler in 1890. It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico,[1] Jamaica, Dominica, the Bahamas, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Trinidad and Venezuela.[2] In the United States it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.[3]

The length of the forewings is 7.7-9.7 mm. The wings are dark brown with narrow white medial and antemedial areas.

The larvae have been reared on the leaves of Capsicum frutescens.[4]

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