Udea aurora is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
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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. aurora
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| Binomial name | |
| Udea aurora (Butler, 1881)
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The larvae feed on Bidens species. They feed between spun-together leaves. The pupa is about 10 mm long.
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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.