''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 ...
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Species
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Ellabella bayensis
''Ellabella bayensis'' is a moth in the Copromorphidae family. It is found in California.
The length of the forewings is 8.2–11 mm for males and 8.8-10.8 mm for females. The forewings are brown, irrorated with brown and tan scales. T ...
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Heppner, 1984
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Ellabella chalazombra
''Ellabella chalazombra'' is a moth in the Copromorphidae family. 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 List of countries and dependencies by population, ...
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(Meyrick, 1938)
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Ellabella editha
''Ellabella editha'' is a moth in the Copromorphidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
The l ...
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Busck, 1925
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Ellabella johnstoni
''Ellabella johnstoni'' is a moth in the Copromorphidae family. It is found in Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal gove ...
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Heppner, 1984
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Ellabella melanoclista
''Ellabella melanoclista'' is a moth in the Copromorphidae family. It is found from Arizona to Texas.
The length of the forewings is 9.6-11.2 mm for males and 10-11.2 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown to black, irrorated wit ...
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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
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