Hellula aqualis

Hellula aqualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hellula
Species: H. aqualis
Binomial name
Hellula aqualis
Barnes & McDunnough, 1914

Hellula aqualis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1914.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is 16 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, shaded with olivaceous. The hindwings are semihyaline white with a faint smoky terminal border.[3] Females are much paler and without the bolder maculation of the males.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Barnes, W. & J.H. McDunnough, 1914. Some new North American Pyraustinae. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2(6): 228
  4. ↑ Bug Guide
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