Udea inquinatalis

Udea inquinatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea[1]
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 Crambidae family. 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.[4]

The larvae feed on Betula alba, Betula nana, Salix species, Vaccinium myrtillus and Spiraea ulmaria.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ↑ lepidoptera.pl
  5. ↑ Udea at funet


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