Udea alpinalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1] It is an alpine species found in Europe.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Udea |
| Species: | U. alpinalis
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| Udea alpinalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
It exhibits sexual dimorphism, where females have shorter, more acute forewings and the dorsal side of the hindwings are darker than that of males.[2] The larvae feed on Senecio species (ragworts and groundsels).
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Mally, Richard; Huemer, Peter; Nuss, Matthias (2018). "Deep intraspecific DNA barcode splits and hybridisation in the Udea alpinalis group (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Crambidae) – an integrative revision". ZooKeys (746): 51–90. doi:10.3897/zookeys.746.22020. PMC 5904419. PMID 29674896. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
External links
edit- Fauna Europaea
- Hantsmoths
- "Udea alpinalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Papillons de Poitou-Charentes.
- Kimber, Ian. "(B52) BF1394 Udea alpinalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 10 December 2020.