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]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Helvibotys pucilla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ↑ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 120 (3561)
  4. ↑ Bug Guide


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