Udea rubigalis

Celery Leaftier
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Pyraustini
Genus: Udea
Species: U. rubigalis
Binomial name
Udea rubigalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Scopula rubigalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botis harveyana Grote, 1877
  • Botys oblunalis Lederer, 1863

The Celery Leaftier or Greenhouse Leaftier (Udea rubigalis) is a member of the Crambidae family which has a range throughout North America, Central America and South America.[1]

The larvae feed on beans, beets, celery and spinach.

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