''Ellabella'' is a genus of
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 ...
s in the family
Copromorphidae
Copromorphidae, the "tropical fruitworm moths", is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. These moths have broad, rounded forewings, and well-camouflaged scale patterns. Unlike Carposinidae the mouthparts include "labial palps" with ...
.
Species
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Ellabella bayensis''
Heppner, 1984
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Ellabella chalazombra''
(Meyrick, 1938)
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Ellabella editha''
Busck, 1925
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Ellabella johnstoni''
Heppner, 1984
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Ellabella melanoclista''
Meyrick, 1927 (originally in ''Probolacma'')
References
* , 1984: On the taxonomic position of Ellabella Busck, with descriptions of the larva and pupa of E. bayensis (Lepidoptera: Copromorphidae). ''Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera'' 23 (1): 74-82. Full article
* , 1984: Revision of the Oriental and Nearctic genus Ellabella (Lepidoptera: Copromorphidae). ''Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera'' 23 (1): 50-73. Full article
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Copromorphidae
{{Copromorphoidea-stub