Udea aenigmatica
| Udea aenigmatica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Udea |
| Species: | U. aenigmatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Udea aenigmatica (Heinrich, 1931)[1] | |
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Udea aenigmatica is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Heinrich in 1931. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado.[2]
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale straw-colour, with a conspicuous black dot at the end of the cell and a sparse scattering of black scales over rest of wing. The hindwings are cream white.
The larvae feed on Cirsium species.[3]
References
- ↑ The Canadian Entomologist / Volume 123 / Issue 03 / June 1991, pp 717-718
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Museum, United States National. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 1932
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