Hellula aqualis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.[2]

Hellula aqualis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hellula
Species:
H. aqualis
Binomial name
Hellula aqualis

The wingspan is 16 mm. The forewings are pale ocherous, shaded with olivaceous. The hindwings are semihyaline white with a faint smoky terminal border.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "801021.00 – 4849 – Hellula aqualis – Barnes & McDunnough, 1914". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Barnes, W. & J.H. McDunnough, 1914. Some new North American Pyraustinae. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2(6): 228  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.