Udea elutalis

Udea elutalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Estonia, Finland, Russia[2] and Kazakhstan.[1] It is also found in China (Hebei, Xinjiang).[3]

Udea elutalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. elutalis
Binomial name
Udea elutalis
Synonyms
  • Pyralis elutalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Pyralis albidalis Hübner, 1796

The wingspan is about 23 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia absinthium, Aegopodium and Senecio species.[5]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Zhang, Dandan; Li, Jinwei (2016). "Two new species and five newly recorded species of the genus Udea Guenée from China (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)". ZooKeys (565): 123–139. doi:10.3897/zookeys.565.6304. PMC 4820098. PMID 27081338.
  4. Lepiforum.de
  5. Savela, Markku. "Udea elutalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 27, 2018.


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