Urola nivalis

Urola nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Crambidae
Genus:Urola
Species: U. nivalis
Binomial name
Urola nivalis
(Drury, 1773)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nivalis Drury, 1773
  • Geometra argentata Emmons, 1854
  • Urola michrochysella Walker, 1863
  • Urola microchrysella Möschler, 1890
  • Urola microchysella Munroe, 1995

Urola nivalis, the snowy urola moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Lynn Scott's Urola nivalis image". Acleris.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
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