Udea dryadopa

Udea dryadopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species: U. dryadopa
Binomial name
Udea dryadopa
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta dryadopa Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia dryadopa

Udea dryadopa is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu and Maui.

The larvae feed on Scaevola glabra. They feed between contiguous leaves in the crown of their host plant. They are about 20 mm long with the middle part of the body being somewhat thickened.

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