Udea hamalis

Udea hamalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788.[1] It is found from Fennoscandia south to Switzerland and Ukraine and from France east to Russia.[2]

Udea hamalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. hamalis
Binomial name
Udea hamalis
(Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis hamalis Thunberg, 1788
  • Pyralis nyctemeralis Hübner, 1796
  • Hercyna intricalis Eversmann, 1854
  • Pyrausta nyctemeralis amurensis Rebel, 1907

The wingspan is 16–21 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium, Oxalis and Anemone species.[4]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Swedish Moths
  4. Savela, Markku. "Udea hamalis (Thunberg, 1788)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 27, 2018.


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