Udea aenigmatica

Udea aenigmatica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Udea
Species:	U. aenigmatica
Binomial name
	Udea aenigmatica; (Heinrich, 1931)
Synonyms
	Platytes aenigmatica Heinrich, 1931;

Udea aenigmatica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1931. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado.^[2]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are a pale straw colour, with a conspicuous black dot at the end of the cell and a sparse scattering of black scales over rest of wing. The hindwings are cream white.

The larvae feed on Cirsium species.^[3]

References

^ Landry, Bernard (June 1991). "Udea aenigmatica (Heinrich), New Combination (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae; Pyraustinae)". The Canadian Entomologist. 123 (3): 717–718. doi:10.4039/Ent123717-3. S2CID 85569070 – via Cambridge Core.
^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
^ Heinrich, Carl (1932). "Notes on and Descriptions of Some American Moths". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 79 (13): 4–5 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Landry, Bernard (June 1991). "Udea aenigmatica (Heinrich), New Combination (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae; Pyraustinae)". The Canadian Entomologist. 123 (3): 717–718. doi:10.4039/Ent123717-3. S2CID 85569070 – via Cambridge Core.

[2] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

[3] Heinrich, Carl (1932). "Notes on and Descriptions of Some American Moths". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 79 (13): 4–5 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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