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 | |
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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.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Rupela at funet
- ↑ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 84 (3019)
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