Udea stellata

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

Udea stellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Udea
Species:
U. stellata
Binomial name
Udea stellata
(Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Melanomecyna stellata Butler, 1883
  • Oeobia stellata
  • Scopula stellata
  • Pionea stellata
  • Phlyctaenia stellata

The larvae feed on Neraudia melastomaefolia and Pipturus albidus. The caterpillars are pale whitish green. They feed on the underside of the leaves. When small they feed singly, often in a groove or unevenness of the surface or beside a rib or vein and are protected by a web. Older caterpillars are found in folded-over leaf margins.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.


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