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Udea chytropa

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

Udea chytropa is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.

The larvae feed on native Hibiscus species. They feed between webbed leaves of the host plant.

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