Helvibotys pucilla

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
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] The male's forewings are black in the basal quarter and the distal half, leaving a broad yellow band in the median area. The hindwings are yellow, except for a broad black terminal band. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.[4]

References
  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)
  4. McLeod, Robin (March 13, 2016). "Species Helvibotys pucilla - Hodges#4984". BugGuide. Retrieved December 29, 2019.


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