Udea chytropa

Udea chytropa is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.

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

The larvae feed on native Hibiscus species. They feed between webbed leaves of the host plant.

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


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