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Udea uliginosalis

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Species of moth

Udea uliginosalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species: U. uliginosalis
Binomial name
Udea uliginosalis
(Stephens, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Botys uliginosalis Stephens, 1834
  • Udea monticolalis La Harpe, 1855
  • Udea uliginosalis Stephens, 1829

Udea uliginosalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania and the Republic of Macedonia.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The forewings are dull ash-coloured with a pale spot behind the middle. The hindwings are paler or whitish with an ashy border on the hindmargin. Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae are probably polyphagous on low plants and/or grasses.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKmoths
  3. lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Further reading

  • Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN:9780955108648

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Taxon identifiers
Udea uliginosalis


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