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Udea calliastra

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Udea calliastra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. calliastra
Binomial name
Udea calliastra
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Oeobia calliastra
  • Phlyctaenia calliastra Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia hyadnthias
  • Phlyctaenia hyadnthias Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia synastra
  • Phlyctaenia synastra Meyrick, 1899

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

The larvae of subspecies U. c. synastra feed on Peperomia latifolia and Peperomia membranacea.

Subspecies

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  • Udea calliastra calliastra (Kauai)
  • Udea calliastra hyadnthias Meyrick, 1899 (Molokai, Maui)
  • Udea calliastra synastra Meyrick, 1899 (Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii)
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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.