Udea washingtonalis explained

Udea washingtonalis, the Washington udea moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska, British Columbia, California, Montana and Washington.^{[2] [3]}

The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.^[4]

Subspecies

• Udea washingtonalis washingtonalis (Washington)
• Udea washingtonalis hollandi Munroe, 1966 (British Columbia, Montana)
• Udea washingtonalis nomensis Munroe, 1966 (Alaska)
• Udea washingtonalis pribilofensis Munroe, 1966 (Alaska: Pribilof Islands)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . Matthias . Landry . Bernard . Vegliante . Francesca . Tränkner . Andreas . Mally . Richard . Hayden . James . Bauer . Franziska . Segerer . Andreas . Li . Houhun . Schouten . Rob . Solis . M. Alma . Maria Alma Solis . Trofimova . Tatiana . De Prins . Jurate . Speidel . Wolfgang . amp . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
2. Web site: 801232.00 – 5081 – Udea washingtonalis – Washington Udea Moth – (Grote, 1882) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . August 9, 2018.
3. Munroe . Eugene . Eugene G. Munroe . 1966 . Revision of North American Species of Udea Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) . The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada . 98 . S49 . 5–57 . 10.4039/entm9849fv.
4. Web site: McLeod . Robin . April 15, 2016 . Species Udea washingtonalis - Hodges#5081 . BugGuide . August 9, 2018.