| Urola nivalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Urola |
| Species: | U. nivalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Urola nivalis (Drury, 1773)[1] |
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The Snowy Urola Moth (Urola nivalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. 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.