Hellula hydralis

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| taxon = Hellula hydralis

| authority = Guenée, 1854

| synonyms =

  • Scopula criasusalis Walker, 1859
  • Scoparia optatusalis Walker, 1859
  • Pyralis subtrigonalis Walker, [1866]

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Hellula hydralis, the cabbage centre grub, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854 and is found throughout Australia.

Image:Hellula hydralis dorsal.jpg

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The wingspan is about 20 mm.{{cite web|url=http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/glap/hydral.html |title=Hellula hydralis |author=Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley |publisher=uts.edu.au |date=February 6, 2008 |accessdate=February 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080727170315/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/glap/hydral.html |archivedate=July 27, 2008 }}

The larvae feed on Brassica oleracea and Brassica napus.

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Category:Glaphyriini

Category:Moths of New Zealand

Category:Moths described in 1854

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