Heliothelopsis arbutalis

Heliothelopsis arbutalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Heliothelopsis
Species:
H. arbutalis
Binomial name
Heliothelopsis arbutalis
(Snellen, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Aporodes arbutalis Snellen, 1875
  • Panameria rhea Druce, 1894
  • Noctuelia rhea

Heliothelopsis arbutalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1875. It is found in Mexico[1] and southern Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a narrowgrey submarginal line from the apex to the anal angle. The hindwings are black, crossed in the middle with a pale yellow-orange band from the costal margin to the inner margin.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in May and September.

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 13: 360 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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