Udea simplicella

Udea simplicella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. simplicella
Binomial name
Udea simplicella
(La Harpe, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Eudorea simplicella La Harpe, 1861
  • Pionea thalalis D. Lucas, 1908

Udea simplicella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described in 1861 by the French entomologist Jean Jacques Charles de La Harpe, originally under the name Eudorea simplicella.[1]

The species is currently classified in the genus Udea and is placed within the moth family Crambidae, commonly known as grass moths. It has been recorded from the Mediterranean region, including Sicily, southern Italy, and parts of North Africa such as Tunisia and Morocco.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Nuss, M.; et al. (2003โ€“2020). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. โ†‘ "Udea simplicella". Lepiforum e. V. Retrieved 5 March 2020.