Rupela leucatea

Rupela leucatea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Rupela
Species: R. leucatea
Binomial name
Rupela leucatea
(Zeller, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga leucatea Zeller, 1863
  • Scirpophaga longicornis Möschler, 1890

Rupela leucatea is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Martinique, Antigua, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Trinidad, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Peru.[2]

The wingspan is 22–38 mm for males and 25–53 mm for females. The wings are shining white.[3]

The larvae feed on Echinochloa polystachya.

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