Ellabella
Busck, 1925
Species Guides
4Ellabella is a of small in the Copromorphidae, established by Busck in 1925. The genus includes distributed across Oriental and Nearctic regions. Larval has been documented for at least one species, E. bayensis. The genus was taxonomically revised by Heppner in 1984.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Ellabella: /ˌɛləˈbɛlə/
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Identification
Members of this can be distinguished from related copromorphid genera by genitalia and wing pattern characteristics; specific diagnostic features require examination of the original revision by Heppner (1984).
Distribution
Oriental and Nearctic regions. Documented occurrences include the Philippines (E. chalazombra), the United States (E. editha, E. bayensis, E. johnstoni), and unspecified localities for E. melanoclista.
Life Cycle
Larva and pupa described for E. bayensis by Benedictis (1984); details of other ' stages remain undocumented.
Similar Taxa
- ProbolacmaE. melanoclista was originally described in this , indicating historical taxonomic confusion between these copromorphid genera.