Hellula hydralis

Hellula hydralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Hellula
Species:	H. hydralis
Binomial name
	Hellula hydralis; Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
	Scopula criasusalis Walker, 1859; Scoparia optatusalis Walker, 1859; Pyralis subtrigonalis Walker, [1866];

Hellula hydralis, the cabbage centre grub, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854 and is found throughout Australia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.¹

The larvae feed on Brassica oleracea and Brassica napus.

References

Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (February 6, 2008). "Hellula hydralis". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on July 27, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2009.

[1] Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (February 6, 2008). "Hellula hydralis". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on July 27, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2009.

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