Rupela tinctella

Rupela tinctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Rupela
Species: R. tinctella
Binomial name
Rupela tinctella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Salapola tinctella Walker, 1863
  • Scirpophaga zelleri Möschler, 1882
  • Scirpophaga holophaealis Hampson, 1904
  • Storteria unicolor Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Rupela tinctella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas,[2] Mexico, Cuba, the Guianas, Trinidad, Brazil (Paraná), Paraguay and northern Argentina.[3]

The wingspan is 20–34 mm for males and 25–42 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings of the males are pale brown or brownish ochreous. The wings of the females range from sordid white to pure white.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.

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