Heliothelopsis costipunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914. It is found in Mexico[1] and the US states of Texas and Arizona.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Heliothelopsis |
| Species: | H. costipunctalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliothelopsis costipunctalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are deep black brown sprinkled with whitish scales and with a small whitish patch on the costa. The hindwings are uniform black brown.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in August.
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "801127.00 – 4842 – Heliothelopsis costipunctalis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2 (6): 244
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