- Uresiphita gilvata
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Uresiphita gilvata 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Crambidae Genus: Uresiphita Species: U. gilvata Binomial name Uresiphita gilvata
(Fabricius, 1794)Synonyms - Phalaena gilvata Fabricius, 1794
- Mecyna gilvata
- Mecyna polygonalis
- Uresiphita limbalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (nec Linnaeus, 1767)
- Pyralis polygonalis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
- Pyralis diversalis Hubner, 1796
- Pyralis rusticalis Hubner, 1796
- Botys polygonalis var. meridionalis Wocke, 1871
- Mecyna deprivalis Walker, 1859
- Uresiphita polygonalis carbonalis (Caradja, 1939)
- Mecyna aversalis Guenée, 1854
- Uresiphita gilvata virescens (Butler, 1881)
Uresiphita gilvata is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Europe and North Africa.
The wingspan is 29-37 mm. Adults are on wing from September to October depending on the location.
The larva feed on various low-growing herbaceous plants, including Genista, Cytisus and Ulex.
External links
Categories:- Pyraustinae
- Crambidae stubs
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