Udea stellata

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Udea stellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. stellata
Binomial name
Udea stellata
(Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Melanomecyna stellata Butler, 1883
  • Oeobia stellata
  • Scopula stellata
  • Pionea stellata
  • Phlyctaenia stellata

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

The larvae feed on Neraudia melastomaefolia and Pipturus albidus.

External links[edit]

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