Hellula undalis

Species of moth

Hellula undalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hellula
Species:
H. undalis
Binomial name
Hellula undalis
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena undalis Fabricius, 1794
  • Pionea geyri Rothschild, 1915
  • Pyralis lunulalis Costa, 1836
  • Scoparia alconalis Walker, 1859
  • Leucinodes exemptalis Walker, 1866
  • Evergestis occidentalis de Joannis, 1930
  • Ashwania reniculus Pajni & Rose, 1977
  • Hellula undulalis Hübner, 1825
  • Crypsotidia parva Rothschild, 1921

Hellula undalis, the cabbage webworm or Old World webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is a widespread species which is found from Europe across Asia to the Pacific. It was first described from Italy.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.

References

  1. ^ "Hellula undalis — Overview Old World Webworm Moth". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  • Media related to Hellula undalis at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Hellula undalis at Wikispecies
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
  • UKMoths
  • Fauna Europaea
  • Insects of Australia
  • Image of the Larva
Taxon identifiers
Hellula undalis


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