Udea washingtonalis

Udea washingtonalis, the Washington udea moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska, British Columbia, California, Montana and Washington.[2][3]

Udea washingtonalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. washingtonalis
Binomial name
Udea washingtonalis
(Grote, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Botis washingtonalis Grote, 1882
  • Botis invinctalis Hulst, 1886
  • Pionea washingtonialis Hampson, 1899

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are white with a dark brown band from the middle of the costa halfway to the inner margin. The antemedial and postmedial lines are broken and indistinct and there are black spots along the outer margin and the distal half of the costa. There is also pale yellowish shading in the median area. The hindwings are white with a diffuse yellowish terminal band and black dots along the outer margin. Adults are on wing from May to August.[4]

Subspecies
  • Udea washingtonalis washingtonalis (Washington)
  • Udea washingtonalis hollandi Munroe, 1966 (British Columbia, Montana)
  • Udea washingtonalis nomensis Munroe, 1966 (Alaska)
  • Udea washingtonalis pribilofensis Munroe, 1966 (Alaska: Pribilof Islands)

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801232.00 – 5081 – Udea washingtonalis – Washington Udea Moth – (Grote, 1882)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. Munroe, Eugene (1966). "Revision of North American Species of Udea Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)". The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 98 (S49): 5–57. doi:10.4039/entm9849fv.
  4. McLeod, Robin (April 15, 2016). "Species Udea washingtonalis - Hodges#5081". BugGuide. Retrieved August 9, 2018.


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