Undulambia polystichalis
Appearance
Undulambia polystichalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Undulambia |
Species: | U. polystichalis
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Binomial name | |
Undulambia polystichalis Capps, 1965
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Undulambia polystichalis, the leatherleaf fern borer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Cuba and the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida.[2]
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing from January to May and again from July to November.
The larvae feed on Rumohra adiantiformis.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide