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Udea melanosticta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Udea

Udea melanosticta is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1883. It is found in Chile.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are white slightly tinged with stramineous, with black discoidal spots. The lines are indistinct and the external border is greyish brown, with a submarginal series of blackish spots and black marginal dots. The hindwings have a brownish external border and black dots at the end of the cell and along the outer margin.

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Udea melanosticta Wikipedia