Udea calliastra
Udea calliastra is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Oahu and Hawaii.
Udea calliastra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Udea |
Species: | U. calliastra |
Binomial name | |
Udea calliastra (Meyrick, 1899) | |
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The larvae of subspecies U. c. synastra feed on Peperomia latifolia and Peperomia membranacea.
Subspecies
- Udea calliastra calliastra (Kauai)
- Udea calliastra hyadnthias Meyrick, 1899 (Molokai, Maui)
- Udea calliastra synastra Meyrick, 1899 (Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii)
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
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