Unadilla bidensana
| Unadilla bidensana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: | Unadilla |
| Species: | U. bidensana |
| Binomial name | |
| Unadilla bidensana (Swezey, 1933) | |
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Unadilla bidensana is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.
The larvae feed on Bidens cosmoides. They bore in the stems of their host plant. The infested stems become swollen and gall-like. Pupation takes place within this swelling.
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