Udea lugubralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1889. It is found in Japan and on the Kurile Islands,[1] as well as in China.[2]
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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. lugubralis
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| Udea lugubralis (Leech, 1889)
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The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults are brown, with a slight cupreous tint. The forewings have a dark basal line and a darkly outlined stigmata, beyond them is a sharply serrated dark line, which curves abruptly towards the centre of the wing, then descends to the inner margin. The hindwings have a dark central line and discal spot.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Udea lugubralis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Leech, J. H. (1889). "New Species of Deltoids and Pyrales from Corea, North China, and Japan". The Entomologist. 22: 67 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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