It is found in the eastern Andes, from Bolivia to Ecuador, as well as in Guatemala and Costa Rica. The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm for males and 12–16 mm for females. The forewing costa is dark beige and the basal area is beige. The medial area is beige to pale tan or glossy off-white, or even nearly uniform orange-brown. The postmedial line consist of black dots on the veins and the postmedial area is dark beige. The hindwings are translucent or smoky translucent. Adults have been recorded on wing in April, June, July, September and December. Cliniodes ineptalis  Cliniodes ineptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in Venezuela and Colombia. The length of the forewings is about 24 mm. The forewings are pale brown with greyish-white scales. The costa is pale yellowish brown and the basal area is brownish white. The medial area is pale yellowish brown with scattered black scales and the postmedial area is pale yellowish brown. The hindwings are translucent white with a pale brown marginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in August and September. Cliniodes opalalis  Cliniodes opalalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Central America, north to southern Mexico. It is also found in Cuba, Jamaica and in the Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. It has also been recorded from northern Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago and north-eastern Brazil. The length of the forewings is 11–19 mm for males and 13–20 mm for females. The forewing costa is brown and violet and the basal area is brownish grey. The medial area is chocolate brown, violet brown or dark magenta and the postmedial area is brown or reddish brown. The hindwings are translucent white with a black marginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing year round. Cliniodes ostreonalis  Cliniodes ostreonalis, the oystershell metrea moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.