Heliothelopsis arbutalis

Heliothelopsis arbutalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1875. It is found in Mexico[1] and southern Arizona.[2]

Heliothelopsis arbutalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Heliothelopsis
Species:
H. arbutalis
Binomial name
Heliothelopsis arbutalis
(Snellen, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Aporodes arbutalis Snellen, 1875
  • Panameria rhea Druce, 1894
  • Noctuelia rhea

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a narrowgrey submarginal line from the apex to the anal angle. The hindwings are black, crossed in the middle with a pale yellow-orange band from the costal margin to the inner margin.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in May and September.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 13: 360


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