Udea thermantis

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Udea thermantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species: U. thermantis
Binomial name
Udea thermantis
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta thermantis Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia thermantis

Udea thermantis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Phyllostegia species. The caterpillars are about 18 mm long with a pale yellowish head with brown mosaic on the upper half, a small black dot in the middle of each lobe in the front and black eyes.

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