Udea indistinctalis

Udea indistinctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species: U. indistinctalis
Binomial name
Udea indistinctalis
Warren, 1892

Udea indistinctalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Warren in 1892.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Washington and California.[2]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale grey, tinged with fawn-colour and sparsely dusted with blackish atoms. The lines and stigmata are indistinctly darker, the latter edged with black atoms. The exterior line is thick and bluntly denticulate. The central area of the wing is slightly paler than the rest and there is a row of small dark dots before the base of the fringes which have a darker medial line. The hindwings are dark ochreous, dusted with grey and with an indistinct dark discal spot and a submarginal line, beyond which the rest of the wing is darker.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July and from September and October.

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