Heliothela wulfeniana

Heliothela wulfeniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Heliothela[1]
Species: H. wulfeniana
Binomial name
Heliothela wulfeniana
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena wulfeniana Scopoli, 1763
  • Phalaena Pyralis atralis Hübner, 1788 (nec Fabricius 1775)
  • Heliothela atralis ab. albocilialis Rebel, 1941
  • Heliothela coerulealis Caradja, 1916
  • Heliothela huebneri Koçak, 1980
  • Heliothela praegalliensis Frey, 1880
  • Pyralis helwigiana Fabricius, 1794
  • Pyralis undulalis Schrank, 1802

Heliothela wulfeniana is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway and Portugal.[2]

The wingspan is 16–19 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Viola species, including Viola tricolor and Viola arvensis.

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl


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