Neohelvibotys polingi is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma.[2] It is also found in Mexico (Guerrero, Puebla, Zapotitlan, Oaxaca, Totolapam).
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Neohelvibotys |
Species: | N. polingi
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Binomial name | |
Neohelvibotys polingi (Capps, 1967)
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The wingspan is 18–23 mm for males and 19–23 mm for females. Adults are on wing from April to September in the United States and from June to October in Mexico.[3]
References
edit- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 120 (3561) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.