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Udea rubigalis

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Species of moth

Udea rubigalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species: U. rubigalis
Binomial name
Udea rubigalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Scopula rubigalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botis harveyana Grote, 1877
  • Botys oblunalis Lederer, 1863
  • Oeobia rubigalis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Phlyctaenia rubigalis (Guenée, 1854)

Udea rubigalis, the celery leaftier or greenhouse leaftier, is a member of the family Crambidae. It is found across the Americas. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

The larvae are polyphagous and feed on a wide variety of plants from different plant families. Preferred host plants are:

The larvae have also been recorded to be less injuriously feeding on:

References

  1. McLeod, Robin (April 15, 2016). "Species Udea rubigalis - Celery Leaftier - Hodges#5079". BugGuide. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Weigel, C. A.; Broadbent, B. M.; Busck, August; Heinrich, Carl (1925). "The greenhouse leaf-tyer, Phlyctaenia rubigalis (Guenée)". Journal of Agricultural Research. 29 (3). Washington, D. C.: 137–158.
Taxon identifiers
Udea rubigalis


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