Heliothelopsis costipunctalis

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]

Heliothelopsis costipunctalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Heliothelopsis
Species:
H. costipunctalis
Binomial name
Heliothelopsis costipunctalis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Heliothela costipunctalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914
  • Pycnarmon breiralis Schaus, 1920

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

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801127.00 – 4842 – Heliothelopsis costipunctalis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2 (6): 244 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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