''Hydrelia bella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...

first described by

Alfred Ernest Wileman Alfred Ernest Wileman (27 February 1860 – 15 February 1929) was a British diplomat and entomologist. Wileman was appointed as the British Vice Consul for the Japanese city of Hakodate and surrounding prefectures in April 1901, and moved to be c ...

in 1916. It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Taxonomy

The species was listed as a synonym of ''

Hydrelia bicolorata ''Hydrelia bicolorata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1868. It is found in China and Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the nort ...

'', but the genitalia are distinct and it was later reinstated as a valid species.

References

Moths described in 1916 Asthenini Moths of Asia {{Asthenini-stub