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Udea micacea

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Udea micacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. micacea
Binomial name
Udea micacea
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Aporodes micacea Butler, 1881
  • Oeobia micacea
  • Scoparia micacea
  • Phlyctaenia micacea
  • Phlyctaenia iocrossa Meyrick, 1899

Udea micacea is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui.

The color pattern in adult males differs from that of females. In the males there is a depressed, longitudinal, pale streak between veins 6 and 7 at the base.

The larvae feed on Cyrtandra species, including Cyrtandra cordifolia.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.