Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854

Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854

Hellula hydralis (cabbage centre grub) is a 20 mm wingspan Crambidae moth found across Australia, whose larvae feed on two Brassica species.

Family
Genus
Hellula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hellula hydralis Guenée, 1854

Hellula hydralis, commonly known as the cabbage centre grub, is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1854, and can be found across all regions of Australia. This moth has an approximate wingspan of 20 millimeters. The larvae of Hellula hydralis feed on Brassica oleracea and Brassica napus.

Photo: (c) Steve Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Murray · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Hellula

More from Crambidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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