Udea litorea is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Lanai.
Udea litorea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Udea |
Species: | U. litorea
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Binomial name | |
Udea litorea (Butler, 1883)
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The larvae feed on Scaevola frutescens.
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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.