Udea

Udea
Udea rubigalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea[1]
Guenée in Duponchel, 1845[2]
Synonyms
  • Melanomecyna Butler, 1883
  • Mnesictena Meyrick, 1884
  • Notophytis Meyrick, 1932
  • Protaulacistis Meyrick, 1899
  • Protocolletis Meyrick, 1888
  • Stantira Walker, 1863

Udea is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. They are mostly native to Eurasia and the New World. There are over 200 species. About 41 are native to Hawaii.[3]

Species

Former species

References

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  1. "Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. Mally, R. and M. & Nuss. (2011). Molecular and morphological phylogeny of European Udea moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 69(1) 55-71.
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