Udea thermantis
Udea thermantis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Udea |
Species: | U. thermantis |
Binomial name | |
Udea thermantis (Meyrick, 1899) | |
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Udea thermantis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Phyllostegia species. The caterpillars are about 18 mm long with a pale yellowish head with brown mosaic on the upper half, a small black dot in the middle of each lobe in the front and black eyes.
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