Udea litorea

Udea litorea is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Lanai.

Damage

Udea litorea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. litorea
Binomial name
Udea litorea
(Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Scopula litorea Butler, 1883
  • Oeobia litorea
  • Eurycreon litorea
  • Pyrausta litorea
  • Pionea poliochroa Hampson, 1913

The larvae feed on Scaevola frutescens.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.


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