Hellula phidilealis
Species of moth
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Hellula phidilealis, the cabbage budworm moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in tropical and subtropical America. From the southern United States (Florida to Arizona), north in the east to North Carolina, south through southwestern Mexico to northern South America, including several islands in the Caribbean.
| Hellula phidilealis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Hellula |
| Species: | H. phidilealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellula phidilealis (Walker, 1859)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 15 mm.
