Udea lugubralis

Udea lugubralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1889. It is found in Japan and on the Kurile Islands,[1] as well as in China.[2]

Udea lugubralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. lugubralis
Binomial name
Udea lugubralis
(Leech, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Botys lugubralis Leech, 1889

The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults are brown, with a slight cupreous tint. The forewings have a dark basal line and a darkly outlined stigmata, beyond them is a sharply serrated dark line, which curves abruptly towards the centre of the wing, then descends to the inner margin. The hindwings have a dark central line and discal spot.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Udea lugubralis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. Leech, J. H. (1889). "New Species of Deltoids and Pyrales from Corea, North China, and Japan". The Entomologist. 22: 67 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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