Biology:Ufa (moth)
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Ufa Walker, 1863
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Ufa is a moth genus in the subfamily Phycitinae of the family Pyralidae. The genus is distributed in the Americas.[1] While sharing certain morphological characters in the female genitalia with Adelphia, Ufa appears closest related to Elasmopalpus.[2]
The genus currently comprises three species: the type species, Ufa venezuelalis, described by Francis Walker in 1863, is now considered a junior synonym of the older name Ufa rubedinella (Zeller, 1848).[3][1] The genus furthermore comprises Ufa lithosella (Ragonot, 1887) and Ufa senta Heinrich, 1956.[1]
The caterpillars of U. rubedinella feed on the leaves of lima beans and black-eyed peas in the Fabaceae plant family.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas et al. (2003–2022). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". http://www.pyraloidea.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Heinrich, Carl (1956). "American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (Washington, D.C.) 207: i–viii, 1–581. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/30425/1956_Bulletin_1-581.pdf.
- ↑ Neunzig, Herbert H. (2003). "Pyraloidea, Pyralidae (part). Phycitinae (part)". The Moths of America North of Mexico Including Greenland, fasc. 15.5. Washington, D.C.: The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. pp. 1–338.
Wikidata ☰ Q14867552 entry
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