Urola nivalis
Urola nivalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Urola |
Species: | U. nivalis |
Binomial name | |
Urola nivalis (Drury, 1773)[1] | |
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Urola nivalis, the snowy urola moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from southern Canada and Maine, south to Florida and west to Illinois and Texas.[2]
The wingspan is 15-23 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various grasses and are considered a pest of Ligustrum species.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ↑ "Lynn Scott's Urola nivalis image". Acleris.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
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