Udea pyranthes
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Udea |
Species: | U. pyranthes
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Binomial name | |
Udea pyranthes (Meyrick, 1899)
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Udea pyranthes is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on , and Vactinium penduliflorum gemmaceum. The caterpillar has a pale brown head checkered with darker brown.
External links[]
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1899
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Udea
- Udea stubs