Rupela albina

Rupela albina
Scientific classification
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 Crambidae family. 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. ↑ pyraloidea.org
  2. ↑ Rupela at funet
  3. ↑ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 84 (3019)
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