Biology:Udea monticolens

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Short description: Species of moth

Udea monticolens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. monticolens
Binomial name
Udea monticolens
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Locastra monticolens Butler, 1882
  • Oeobia monticolans
  • Scopula monticolans
  • Pionea monticolans
  • Phlyctaenia monticolans

Udea monticolens is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882.[1][2] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii.[3]

The larvae feed on Ipomoea bona-nox.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Udea monticolens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=29602. 
  2. ↑ Butler, Arthur G. (1882). "Heterocerous Lepidoptera collected in Chili by Thomas Edmonds, Esq.". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 34–35. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50989#page/64/mode/1up. 
  3. ↑ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press.  Note: This source does not use the name Udea monticolens.

Wikidata ☰ Q7877130 entry




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