Heliothela ophideresana

Heliothela ophideresana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Heliothela
Species:	H. ophideresana
Binomial name
Heliothela ophideresana (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
Orosana ophideresana Walker, 1863 Heliothela kruegeri Turati, 1926 Heliothela pusilla Butler, 1889 Heliothela ophideres

Heliothela ophideresana is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is widespread species, found in South Africa, Libya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Madagascar, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, India, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and in Australia,^[1] where it has been caught in Queensland.^[2] The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).

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