Neohelvibotys polingi

Neohelvibotys polingi is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma.[2] It is also found in Mexico (Guerrero, Puebla, Zapotitlan, Oaxaca, Totolapam).

Neohelvibotys polingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Neohelvibotys
Species:
N. polingi
Binomial name
Neohelvibotys polingi
(Capps, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Loxostege polingi Capps, 1967

The wingspan is 18–23 mm for males and 19–23 mm for females. Adults are on wing from April to September in the United States and from June to October in Mexico.[3]

References
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 120 (3561)


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