Udea pyranthes
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| Udea pyranthes | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Udea |
| Species: | U. pyranthes
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| Binomial name | |
| Udea pyranthes (Meyrick, 1899)
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Udea pyranthes is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii. The larvae feed on Vactinium calycinum, Vactinium penduliflorum and Vactinium penduliflorum gemmaceum. The caterpillar has a pale brown head checkered with darker brown.
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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.