Udea calliastra

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Scientific name Udea calliastra		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Udea Rank Species

Udea calliastra is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae of ssp. synastra feed on Peperomia latifolia and Peperomia membranacea.

Subspecies

Udea calliastra calliastra (Kauai)

Udea calliastra hyadnthias Meyrick, 1899 (Molokai, Maui)

Udea calliastra synastra Meyrick, 1899 (Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii)

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