Biology:Urola nivalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Urola nivalis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Argyriini
Genus: Urola
Species:
U. nivalis
Binomial name
Urola nivalis
(Drury, 1773)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nivalis Drury, 1773
  • Geometra argentata Emmons, 1854
  • Urola michrochysella Walker, 1863
  • Urola microchrysella Möschler, 1890
  • Urola microchysella Munroe, 1995

Urola nivalis, the snowy urola moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from southern Canada and Maine, south to Florida and west to Illinois and Texas .[2]

The wingspan is 15–23 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on various grasses and are considered a pest of Ligustrum species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7900871 entry