Ufa (moth) explained

Ufa is a moth genus in the subfamily Phycitinae of the family Pyralidae. The genus is distributed in the Americas.[1] While sharing certain morphological characters in the female genitalia with Adelphia, Ufa appears closest related to Elasmopalpus.[2]

The genus currently comprises three species: the type species, Ufa venezuelalis, described by Francis Walker in 1863, is now considered a junior synonym of the older name Ufa rubedinella (Zeller, 1848).[3] [1] The genus furthermore comprises Ufa lithosella (Ragonot, 1887) and Ufa senta Heinrich, 1956.[1]

The caterpillars of U. rubedinella feed on the leaves of lima beans and black-eyed peas in the Fabaceae plant family.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ) . Nuss . Matthias . Landry . Bernard . Mally . Richard . Vegliante . Francesca . Tränkner . Andreas . Bauer . Franziska . Hayden . James . Segerer . Andreas . Schouten . Rob . Li . Houhun . Trofimova . Tatiana . Solis . M. Alma . Maria Alma Solis . De Prins . Jurate . Speidel . Wolfgang . 2003–2022 . 2022-07-31.
  2. Heinrich . Carl . Carl Heinrich . 1956 . American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae . Bulletin of the United States National Museum . Washington, D.C. . 207 . i–viii, 1–581 .
  3. Book: Neunzig, Herbert H. . 2003 . Pyraloidea, Pyralidae (part). Phycitinae (part) . 1–338 . Dominick . R. B. . etal . The Moths of America North of Mexico Including Greenland, fasc. 15.5 . The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation . Washington, D.C..

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