Udea inquinatalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] The species was first described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula)[2] and North America (including Quebec, Manitoba, Michigan and Minnesota).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Udea |
| Species: | U. inquinatalis
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The wingspan is 18–25 mm.
The larvae feed on downy birch (Betula pubescens), dwarf birch (Betula nana), willow (Salix species), European blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria).[4]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "801237.00 – 5086 – Udea inquinatalis – (Zeller, 1846)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Udea inquinatalis (Lienig, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 27, 2018.