Udea micacea

Udea micacea is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui.

Udea micacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. micacea
Binomial name
Udea micacea
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Aporodes micacea Butler, 1881
  • Oeobia micacea
  • Scoparia micacea
  • Phlyctaenia micacea
  • Phlyctaenia iocrossa Meyrick, 1899

The color pattern in adult males differs from that of females. In the males there is a depressed, longitudinal, pale streak between veins 6 and 7 at the base.

The larvae feed on Cyrtandra species, including Cyrtandra cordifolia.

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


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