Udea hamalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788.[1] It is found from Fennoscandia south to Switzerland and Ukraine and from France east to Russia.[2]

Udea hamalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. hamalis
Binomial name
Udea hamalis
(Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis hamalis Thunberg, 1788
  • Pyralis nyctemeralis Hübner, 1796
  • Hercyna intricalis Eversmann, 1854
  • Pyrausta nyctemeralis amurensis Rebel, 1907

The wingspan is 16–21 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium, Oxalis and Anemone species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Swedish Moths
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Udea hamalis (Thunberg, 1788)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 27, 2018.