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Crambidae
80a0898 – 5100   Udea abstrusa Munroe, 1966

[T] U. a. cordilleralis - © Dwaine Wagoner
Similar Species:
  • Udea radiosalis (Möschler, 1883) male is has rudimentary outer preapical spur of the hind tibia; females are browner - Munroe (1966).
  • Udea itysalis (Walker, 1859) "... differs most regularly in lacking the subapical interruption of the subterminal dark shade" - Munroe (1966).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • abstrusa Munroe 1966 (Udea) - MONA 1983: 5100
  • ssp. a. abstrusa Munroe 1966 (Udea) - MONA 1983: 5100; Type locality: Holotype: Black Foot Coulee, AB
  • ssp. b. subarctica Munroe 1966 (Udea); Type locality: Holotype: Fort Smith, NT
  • ssp. c. cordilleralis Munroe 1966 (Udea); Type locality: Holotype: Green River, Wind River Range, WY
  • ssp. d. pullmanensis Munroe 1966 (Udea); Type locality: Holotype: Pullman, WA
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be 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.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Udea abstrusa
    paratype (cordilleralis) - LG(cc) CBG (USNM)
    Udea abstrusa
    holotype (abstrusa) - LG – © J. Gill (CNC)
    Udea abstrusa
    22mm – © Jim Vargo
    Udea abstrusa
    © Jim Vargo

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