Biology:Rupela albina

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Short description: Species of moth

Rupela albina
Rupela albinella.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Rupela
Species:
R. albina
Binomial name
Rupela albina
Becker & Solis, 1990[1]
Synonyms
  • Rupela albinella (Stoll, [1781])
  • Phalaena albinella Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781 (preocc. Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Scirpophaga albinella

Rupela albina is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Guianas, Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[2]

The wingspan is 20–34 mm for males and 27–45 mm for females. The wings are white.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved March 2, 2018. 
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Rupela albinella (Stoll, [1781)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/schoenobiinae/rupela/#albinella. Retrieved March 2, 2018. 
  3. ↑ Heinrich, Carl (1937). "Moths of the Genus Rupela (Pyralididae: Schoenobiinae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 84 (3019): 355–388. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofuni841938unit#page/355/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7380228 entry




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