Hellula undalis
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Hellula |
Species: | H. undalis
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Binomial name | |
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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 but it is a tropical or subtropical species only occasional in Europe.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with wavy grey markings, a curved pale subterminal patch and a kidney shaped mark at one third. The hindwings are pale, with the tip lighter. [2]
It is a pest of Brassica oleracea (cabbage) and Brassica rapa (turnip)
References
[edit]- ^ "Hellula undalis — Overview Old World Webworm Moth". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
[edit]- 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
Categories:
- Glaphyriini
- Moths of Africa
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of the Middle East
- Moths of Cape Verde
- Moths of the Comoros
- Moths of Japan
- Moths of Madagascar
- Moths of Mauritius
- Moths of New Zealand
- Moths of Réunion
- Moths of Seychelles
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1794
- Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
- Glaphyriinae stubs