Udea decrepitalis

Udea decrepitalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species: U. decrepitalis
Binomial name
Udea decrepitalis
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Botys decrepitalis Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Pionea decrepitalis ab. leucoalis Strand, 1920

Udea decrepitalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, the Benelux, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Ukraine), east into Russia.

The wingspan is 23–27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Dryopteris carthusiana.

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