Udea ferrugalis

Taxobox
name = Udea ferrugalis

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Obtectomera
superfamilia = Pyraloidea
familia = Crambidae
subfamilia = Pyraustinae
tribus =
genus = Udea
species = "U. ferrugalis"
binomial = "Udea ferrugalis"
binomial_authority = Hübner, 1796
synonyms =The "Rusty Dot Pearl" "(Udea ferrugalis)" is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the Europe and Africa.

The wingspan is 18-22 mm. The moth flies during the whole year, but mainly in autumn, depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, such as Stachys, Eupatorium cannabinum and Woodland Strawberry.

External links

* [http://www.waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=18727 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Crambidae/Uferrugalis.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=181 Rusty Dot Pearl at UKmoths]