Udea rubigalis
Udea rubigalis, the celery leaftier or greenhouse leaftier, is a member of the family Crambidae. It is found across the Americas. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Udea |
| Species: | U. rubigalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Udea rubigalis (Guenée, 1854) | |
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The larvae are polyphagous and feed on a wide variety of plants from different plant families. Preferred host plants are:[2]
- Calendula officinalis (Asteraceae)
- Chrysanthemum × morifolium and Chrysanthemum frutescens (Asteraceae)
- Senecio cruentus (Asteraceae)
- Dianthus caryophyllus (Caryophyllaceae)
- Lathyrus odoratus (Fabaceae)
- Pelargonium hortorum (Geraniaceae)
- Antirrhinum species (Plantaginaceae)
- Rosa species (Rosaceae)
- Viola tricolor (Violaceae)
The larvae have also been recorded to be less injuriously feeding on:[2]
- Justicia furcata (Acanthaceae)
- Ruellia amoena (Acanthaceae)
- Ageratum houstonianum (Asteraceae)
- Callistephus chinensis (Asteraceae)
- Cheiranthus sp. (Brassicaceae)
- Cnicus benedictus (Asteraceae)
- Dahlia rosea (Asteraceae)
- Matricaria parthenoides (Asteraceae)
- Senecio mikanioides (Asteraceae)
- Tagetes species (Asteraceae)
- Impatiens walleriana (Balsaminaceae)
- Begonia species (Begoniaceae)
- Heliotropium peruvianum (Boraginaceae)
- Lobelia erinus (Campanulaceae)
- Canna indica (Cannaceae)
- Tradescantia fluminensis (Commelinaceae)
- Ipomoea aculeata (Convolvulaceae)
- Azalea species (Ericaceae)
- Cytisus canariensis (Fabaceae)
- Swainsona galegifolia (Fabaceae)
- Kohleria inaequalis var. ocellata (Gesneriaceae)
- Deutzia gracilis (Hydrangeaceae)
- Coleus blumei (Lamiaceae)
- Nepeta hederacea (Lamiaceae)
- Salvia officinalis (Lamiaceae)
- Abutilon species (Malvaceae)
- Fuchsia speciosa (Onagraceae)
- Passiflora caerulea (Passifloraceae)
- Linaria cymbalaria (Plantaginaceae)
- Veronica species (Plantaginaceae)
- Plumbago capensis (Plumbaginaceae)
- Cyclamen persicum (Primulaceae)
- Primula species (Primulaceae)
- Anemone japonica (Ranunculaceae)
- Petunia hybrida (Solanaceae)
- Tropaeolum species (Tropaeolaceae)
- Lantana camara (Verbenaceae)
References
- McLeod, Robin (April 15, 2016). "Species Udea rubigalis - Celery Leaftier - Hodges#5079". BugGuide. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- Weigel, C. A.; Broadbent, B. M.; Busck, August; Heinrich, Carl (1925). "The greenhouse leaf-tyer, Phlyctaenia rubigalis (Guenée)". Journal of Agricultural Research. Washington, D. C. 29 (3): 137–158.
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