Rupela tinctella

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Rupela tinctella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Rupela
Species:
R. tinctella
Binomial name
Rupela tinctella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Salapola tinctellaWalker, 1863
  • Scirpophaga zelleriMöschler, 1882
  • Scirpophaga holophaealisHampson, 1904
  • Storteria unicolorBarnes & McDunnough, 1913

Rupela tinctella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. [1] It is found in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, [2] Mexico, Cuba, the Guianas, Trinidad, Brazil (Paraná), Paraguay and northern Argentina. [3]

The wingspan is 20–34 mm for males and 25–42 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings of the males are pale brown or brownish ochreous. The wings of the females range from sordid white to pure white. [4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Rupela tinctella (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. Heinrich, Carl (1937). "Moths of the Genus Rupela (Pyralididae: Schoenobiinae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 84 (3019): 355–388. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.84-3019.355 via Internet Archive.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .