Helvibotys pucilla is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1895.[1] It is found in Guatemala,[2] Costa Rica, the Mexican state of Veracruz and the United States, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Oklahoma and Texas

Helvibotys pucilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Helvibotys
Species:
H. pucilla
Binomial name
Helvibotys pucilla
(H. Druce, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Filodes pucilla H. Druce, 1895
  • Lygropia subcostalis Dyar, 1912

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings and hindwings of the males are uniform brownish yellow.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Helvibotys pucilla​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120 (3561){  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ McLeod, Robin (March 13, 2016). "Species Helvibotys pucilla - Hodges#4984". BugGuide. Retrieved December 29, 2019.