Udea institalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine and Russia.[2]

Udea institalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. institalis
Binomial name
Udea institalis
(Hubner, 1819)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis institalis Hubner, 1819
  • Botys ferraralis Duponchel, 1833
  • Pyralis rutana Vallot, 1829
  • Udea focorum Fourcroy, 1785

The larvae feed on Eryngium campestre.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ lepiforum.de