Helvibotys pucilla
| Helvibotys pucilla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Helvibotys |
| Species: | H. pucilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Helvibotys pucilla (Druce, 1895) | |
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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]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 120 (3561)
- ↑ Bug Guide
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