Udea inquinatalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. inquinatalis
Binomial name
Udea inquinatalis
(Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Scopula inquinatalis Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Pionea albinalis Della Beffa, 1942
  • Udea glacialis Packard, 1867

Udea inquinatalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] The species was first described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula)[2] and North America (including Quebec, Manitoba, Michigan and Minnesota).[3]

The wingspan is 18–25 mm.

The larvae feed on Betula alba, Betula nana, Salix species, Vaccinium myrtillus and Spiraea ulmaria.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ "801237.00 – 5086 – Udea inquinatalis – (Zeller, 1846)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Udea inquinatalis (Lienig, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 27, 2018.


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