Udea hyalistis
Udea hyalistis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[1]
| Udea hyalistis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Udea |
| Species: | U. hyalistis |
| Binomial name | |
| Udea hyalistis (Lower, 1902) | |
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The wingspan is 22–26 mm. The forewings are pale brownish grey with a clear white median subcostal spot, edged with some darker scales. There is a similar spot narrower and twice constricted. The hindwings are ochreous whitish with some brownish-grey irroration (speckles), an antemedian dot and a subterminal band of the same colour.[2]
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- New "Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae".
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