Helvibotys pucilla

Helvibotys pucilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Helvibotys
Species: H. pucilla
Binomial name
Helvibotys pucilla
(Druce, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Filodes pucilla Druce, 1895
  • Lygropia subcostalis Dyar, 1912

Helvibotys pucilla is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Guatemala,[2] Costa Rica, Mexico (Veracruz) and the United States, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Oklahoma and Texas

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The fore- and hindwings of the males are uniform brownish yellow.[3] The male forewings are black in the basal quarter and the distal half, leaving a broad yellow band in the median area. The hindwings are yellow, except for a broad black terminal band. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.[4]

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