Rupela
Encyclopedia
Rupela is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
family.
Species
- Rupela adunca Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela albinaRupela albinaRupela albina is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Guianas, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru....
Becker & Solis, 1990 - Rupela antonia Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela bendis Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela candace Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela canens Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela cornigera Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela drusilla Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela edusa Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela faustina Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela gaia Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela gibbera Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela herie Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela horridula Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela imitativa Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela jana Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela labeosa Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela lara Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela leucatea (Zeller, 1863)
- Rupela liberta Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela lumaria Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela maenas Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela monstrata Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela nereis Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela nivea Walker, 1863
- Rupela orbona Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela pallidula Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela procula Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela saetigera Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela scitula Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela segrega Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela sejuncta Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela spinifera Heinrich, 1937
- Rupela tinctella Walker, 1863
- Rupela vexativa Heinrich, 1937