Udea thermantis

Udea thermantis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

Udea thermantis
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U. thermantis
Binomial name
Udea thermantis
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta thermantis Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia thermantis

The larvae feed on Phyllostegia species. The caterpillars are about 18 mm long with a pale yellowish head with brown mosaic on the upper half, a small black dot in the middle of each lobe in the front and black eyes.

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


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