''Ellabella'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
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 the ...
.
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
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