Hellula galapagensis

Hellula galapagensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Hellula
Species:	H. galapagensis
Binomial name
	Hellula galapagensis; Landry & Roque-Albelo, 2008

Hellula galapagensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Bernard Landry and Lazaro Roque-Albelo in 2008. It is found on the Galápagos Islands.^[1]

The wingspan 11.5–13 mm. The forewings are pale ochre olive with white markings. The hindwings are white, sometimes with a light shade of brown.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the area of occurrence, the Galápagos archipelago.^[2]

References[]

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
^ The Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with keys to the Neotropical species of Hellula Guenée

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 19, 2017.

[2] The Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with keys to the Neotropical species of Hellula Guenée

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