Biology:Urola nivalis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Urola nivalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Argyriini |
| Genus: | Urola |
| Species: | U. nivalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Urola nivalis (Drury, 1773)[1]
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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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Urola nivalis. |
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fPages%2fReports%2fTaxonomyReport.aspx.
- ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/20481.
- ↑ "Lynn Scott's Urola nivalis image". Acleris.com. http://www.acleris.com/dls/05464.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q7900871 entry
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