Biology:Udea decrepitalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Udea decrepitalis
Udea decrepitalis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. decrepitalis
Binomial name
Udea decrepitalis
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Botys decrepitalis Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Pionea decrepitalis ab. leucoalis Strand, 1920

Udea decrepitalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1848. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, the Benelux, Denmark , Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Ukraine ), east into Russia .

The wingspan is 23–27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Dryopteris carthusiana.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7877104 entry