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Udea chalcophanes

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Udea chalcophanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. chalcophanes
Binomial name
Udea chalcophanes
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Phlyctaenia chalcophanes Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia chalcophanes

Udea chalcophanes is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Touchardia latifolia.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.