Udea calliastra

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

Udea calliastra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. calliastra
Binomial name
Udea calliastra
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Oeobia calliastra
  • Phlyctaenia calliastra Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia hyadnthias
  • Phlyctaenia hyadnthias Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia synastra
  • Phlyctaenia synastra Meyrick, 1899

The larvae of subspecies U. c. synastra feed on Peperomia latifolia and Peperomia membranacea.

Subspecies
  • Udea calliastra calliastra (Kauai)
  • Udea calliastra hyadnthias Meyrick, 1899 (Molokai, Maui)
  • Udea calliastra synastra Meyrick, 1899 (Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii)
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.


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