Udea cinerea

Udea cinerea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1883. It is found in Chile.[1]

Udea cinerea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. cinerea
Binomial name
Udea cinerea
(Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Scopula cinerea Butler, 1883

The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are similar to Udea inquinatalis, from which they differ in the larger and blacker costal spots on the forewings.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. Butler, Arthur G. (1883). "Heterocerous Lepidoptera collected in Chili by Thomas Edmonds, Esq". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1883: 54–55 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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