{{Short description|Species of moth}} {{Redirect|Cabbage webworm|the other moth with this common name|Hellula rogatalis{{!}}''Hellula rogatalis''}} {{Speciesbox | image = Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781).jpg | image_caption = | taxon = Hellula undalis | authority = (Fabricius, 1794)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/315041/overview |title= ''Hellula undalis'' — Overview Old World Webworm Moth |publisher=Encyclopedia of Life |access-date=2013-06-18}}</ref><!-- "(Fabricius, 1781)"? --> | synonyms = *''Phalaena undalis'' <small>Fabricius, 1794</small> *''Pionea geyri'' <small>Rothschild, 1915</small> *''Pyralis lunulalis'' <small>Costa, 1836</small> *''Scoparia alconalis'' <small>Walker, 1859</small> *''Leucinodes exemptalis'' <small>Walker, 1866</small> *''Evergestis occidentalis'' <small>de Joannis, 1930</small> *''Ashwania reniculus'' <small>Pajni & Rose, 1977</small> *''Hellula undulalis'' <small>Hübner, 1825</small> *''Crypsotidia parva'' <small>Rothschild, 1921</small> }}
'''''Hellula undalis''''', the '''cabbage webworm''' or '''Old World webworm''', is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is a widespread species which is found from Europe across Asia to the Pacific. It was first described from Italy but it is a tropical or subtropical species only occasional in Europe.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with wavy grey markings, a curved pale subterminal patch and a kidney shaped mark at one third. The hindwings are pale, with the tip lighter. <ref> [https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Hellula_undalis lepiforum.de includes images]{{PD-notice}} </ref>
It is a pest of ''Brassica oleracea'' (cabbage) and ''Brassica rapa'' (turnip)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Hellula undalis|''Hellula undalis''}} *{{Wikispecies-inline|Hellula undalis|''Hellula undalis''}} *{{cite book |last=Zimmerman |first=Elwood C. |author-link=Elwood Zimmerman |date=1958 |title=Insects of Hawaii |volume='''8''' Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea |publisher=University of Hawaii Press|hdl=10125/7337 }} *[https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1360 UKMoths] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110622095241/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=367157 Fauna Europaea] *[http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/glap/undalis.html Insects of Australia] *[http://www.insectimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5368266 Image of the Larva]
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Category:Glaphyriini Category:Moths of Africa Category:Moths of Europe Category:Moths of the Middle East Category:Moths of Cape Verde Category:Moths of the Comoros Category:Moths of Japan Category:Moths of Madagascar Category:Moths of Mauritius Category:Moths of New Zealand Category:Moths of Réunion Category:Moths of Seychelles Category:Moths of Asia Category:Moths described in 1794 Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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