Hellula kempae

Hellula kempae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Hellula
Species:	H. kempae
Binomial name
	Hellula kempae; Munroe, 1972

Hellula kempae, or Kemp's hellula moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1972.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.^[2] It is also found in Cuba.^[3]^[4]

The forewing ground colour is ochre, with distinct pattern elements, consisting of a reniform spot with a few shining scales. The hindwings are light ochre brown, usually with a greyish-brown subterminal line and with greyish-brown terminal spots.^[5] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August and from October to December.

References[]

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
^ The Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with keys to the Neotropical species of Hellula Guenée
^ "Hellula kempae Munroe, 1972".
^ The Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with keys to the Neotropical species of Hellula Guenée

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

[2] Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

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

[4] "Hellula kempae Munroe, 1972".

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

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