Biology:Udea prunalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Udea prunalis
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Imago
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Caterpillar on wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. prunalis
Binomial name
Udea prunalis
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis prunalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Pyralis ferruginalis Fabricius, 1781
  • Udea obscura Dufrane, 1955
  • Phalaena nivealis Fabricius, 1781
  • Phalaena Pyralis ferruginalis Villers, 1789
  • Pyralis leucophaealis Hübner, 1796

Udea prunalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and China (Gansu, Heilongjiang, Ningxia, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang). The species was first described by Matthew Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1] In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common in the UK.[2]

The wingspan is 23–26 mm The forewings are fuscous-grey, base brownish; first line indistinct, second serrate, blackish, curved, with a narrow deep sinuation inwards below middle, on dorsum whitish-edged posteriorly; orbicular and 8-shaped discal spots darker grey; costa posteriorly spotted with darker and sometimes whitish. Hindwings are fuscous-grey, apex darker;two dark fuscous discal dots; a faint second line. The larva is bright deep green; subdorsal line shining white; head grey-whitish.[3]

The moth flies from June to August depending on location.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, shrubs and deciduous trees.

References

  1. Zhang, Dandan; Li, Jinwei (2016). "Two new species and five newly recorded species of the genus Udea Guenée from China (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)". ZooKeys (565): 123–139. doi:10.3897/zookeys.565.6304. PMID 27081338. PMC 4820098. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/6304/list/9/. 
  2. "Butterfly and Moth Recording Report 2011". https://butterfly-conservation.org/sites/default/files/2019-02/recording_report_2011.pdf. 
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2144037 entry