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Hellula kempae

Hellula kempae, or Kemp's hellula moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1972. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. It is also found in Cuba. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August and from October to December.

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Hellula kempae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hellula
Species:
H. kempae
Binomial name
Hellula kempae
Munroe, 1972

Hellula kempae, or Kemp's hellula moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1972.1 It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.2 It is also found in Cuba.34 Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August and from October to December.

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. The Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with keys to the Neotropical species of Hellula Guenée
  4. "Hellula kempae Munroe, 1972".