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Crambidae 80a0877 – 5079   Udea rubigalis (Guenée, 1854)              Celery Leaftier

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Apiaceae Asteraceae Boraginaceae Brassicaceae Convolvulaceae Cucurbitaceae Fabaceae Geraniaceae Lamiaceae Myrtaceae Plumbaginaceae Ranunculaceae Rosaceae Violaceae.  Host genera: Ageratum Amaranthus Apium Aster[unresolved] Beta Brassica Chrysanthemum Cirsium Coriandrum Cucumis Cynara Daucus Delphinium Eryngium Geranium Glycine Heliotropium Ipomoea Lactuca Leucanthemum Limonium...  Notes: polyphagous on herbs (Forbes 1923).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: rubigalis (Guenée, 1854) (Scopula) - MONA 1983: 5079 ferrugalis of authors; (not Hübner, 1796) (Pyralis) misappl. harveyana (Grote, 1877) (Botis) oblunalis (Lederer, 1863) (Botys)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Munroe, E.G., 1966. Revision of the North American species of Udea Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 49: 1–57. (abstract and access (fee)) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.14f; p. 177. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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