Udea saxifragae

Udea saxifragae is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1935.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia.[2]

Udea saxifragae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. saxifragae
Binomial name
Udea saxifragae
(McDunnough, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Phlyctaenia saxifragae McDunnough, 1935

The larvae feed on Saxifraga species.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801243.00 – 5092 – Udea saxifragae – (McDunnough, 1935)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. McDunnough, J. (1935). "Notes on Canadian noctuids and pyralids with descriptions of new species". Canadian Entomologist: 172-179.


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