Rupela segrega

Rupela segrega
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Rupela
Species:	R. segrega
Binomial name
	Rupela segrega; Heinrich, 1937

Rupela segrega is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1937.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Maryland.[2][3]

The wingspan is 26–33 mm for males and 28–38 mm for females. The wings are shining white.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July and from September to October

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Savela, Markku. "Rupela segrega Heinrich, 1937". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
"800704.00 – 5310 – Rupela segrega – Heinrich, 1937". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
Heinrich, Carl (1937). "Moths of the Genus Rupela (Pyralididae: Schoenobiinae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 84 (3019): 355–388 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Rupela segrega Heinrich, 1937". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[3] "800704.00 – 5310 – Rupela segrega – Heinrich, 1937". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[4] Heinrich, Carl (1937). "Moths of the Genus Rupela (Pyralididae: Schoenobiinae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 84 (3019): 355–388 – via Internet Archive.