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Udea lugubralis

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Udea lugubralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

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

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  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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.