Catharylla paulella

Catharylla paulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catharylla
Species: C. paulella
Binomial name
Catharylla paulella
Schaus, 1922

Catharylla paulella is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Brazil (Federal District, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, São Paulo) and Bolivia.

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm for males and 9–9.5 mm for females. The costal line on the forewings is brown or dirty white and the median transverse line is ochreous with two dark brown strongly pronounced spots. The subterminal transverse line is ochreous, with a small triangular spot on the costal margin. The hindwings are white, the outer margin with a thin ochreous line in the apical half.[1]

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