Unadilla humeralis

Unadilla humeralis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.

Unadilla humeralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Unadilla
Species:
U. humeralis
Binomial name
Unadilla humeralis
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Ephestia humeralis Butler, 1881
  • Homoeosoma humeralis

The larvae feed on Ageratum conyzoides, Bidens, Dahlia and marigold. They feed in the flower heads of their host plant and also bore in the stems.

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


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