Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Udea | |
Udea aenigmatica is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Heinrich in 1931. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado.
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale straw-colour, with a conspicuous black dot at the end of the cell and a sparse scattering of black scales over rest of wing. The hindwings are cream white.
The larvae feed on Cirsium species.
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