Udea inquinatalis

Udea inquinatalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] The species was first described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula)[2] and North America (including Quebec, Manitoba, Michigan and Minnesota).[3]

Udea inquinatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Udea
Species:	U. inquinatalis
Binomial name
Udea inquinatalis (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
Scopula inquinatalis Lienig & Zeller, 1846 Pionea albinalis Della Beffa, 1942 Udea glacialis Packard, 1867

The wingspan is 18–25 mm.

The larvae feed on Betula alba, Betula nana, Salix species, Vaccinium myrtillus and Spiraea ulmaria.[4]

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
2. Fauna Europaea
3. "801237.00 – 5086 – Udea inquinatalis – (Zeller, 1846)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
4. Savela, Markku. "Udea inquinatalis (Lienig, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 27, 2018.