Udea melanosticta
| Udea melanosticta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Udea |
| Species: | U. melanosticta |
| Binomial name | |
| Udea melanosticta (Butler, 1883) | |
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Udea melanosticta is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1883. It is found in Chile.[1]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are white slightly tinged with stramineous, with black discoidal spots. The lines are indistinct and the external border is greyish brown, with a submarginal series of blackish spots and black marginal dots. The hindwings have a brownish external border and black dots at the end of the cell and along the outer margin.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (1883)