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Udea nigrescens

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Udea nigrescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. nigrescens
Binomial name
Udea nigrescens
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Mecyna nigrescens Butler, 1881
  • Oeobia nigrescens
  • Melanomecyna nigrescens
  • Scoparia nigrescens
  • Pionea nigrescens
  • Phlyctaenia nigrescens

Udea nigrescens is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui.

The larvae feed on Abutilon species, Sida cordifolia and Sida rhombifolia.

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