Rupela leucatea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Rupela |
Species: | R. leucatea |
Binomial name | |
Rupela leucatea (Zeller, 1863) | |
Synonyms | |
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Rupela leucatea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863. [1] It is found in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Martinique, Antigua, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Trinidad, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Peru. [2]
The wingspan is 22–38 mm for males and 25–53 mm for females. The wings are shining white. [3]
The larvae feed on Echinochloa polystachya .
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Rupela gibbera is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in Suriname.
Rupela horridula is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas and Trinidad.
Rupela imitativa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in Paraná, Brazil.
Rupela jana is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in Panama, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay and Argentina.
Rupela lara is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.
Rupela nereis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in Paraná, Brazil.
Rupela nivea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Panama, Brazil and Argentina.
Rupela orbona is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in Guyana.
Rupela pallidula is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in the Brazilian states of Paraná and São Paulo.
Rupela procula is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in Santa Catarina in Brazil and in Peru.
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Rupela sejuncta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and Texas.
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