''Udea'' is a

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of snout moths in the

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Spilomelinae of the

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Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

. The genus was erected by

Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...

in 1845. The currently known 216 species are present on all continents except

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...

. About 41 species are native to

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

Systematics

The genus is placed in the

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Udeini, where it is closest related to the genera '' Mnesictena'', '' Deana'' and '' Udeoides''. In the past, ''Mnesictena'' was included in ''Udea'', but it is currently considered a separate genus comprising seven species. The North American, European and African ''Udea'' species have been treated in several studies, and a number of species groups has been proposed (see below).

Species

''Udea ferrugalis'' species group: *''

Udea accolalis ''Udea accolalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867. It is found in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus, the Ba ...

'' (Zeller, 1867) *''

Udea azorensis ''Udea azorensis'' is a species of moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, ...

'' Meyer, Nuss & Speidel, 1997 *''

Udea delineatalis ''Udea delineatalis'' is a moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyl ...

'' (Walker in Melliss, 1875) *''

Udea exigualis ''Udea exigualis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1911. It is found in Japan, China (Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan) and Pakistan. The wingspan The wingspa ...

'' (Wileman, 1911) *''

Udea ferrugalis ''Udea ferrugalis'', the rusty dot pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. Distribution This species can be found in central and southern Europe, Asia Minor, Africa, India and Japan. ...

'' (Hübner, 1796) *''

Udea heterodoxa ''Udea heterodoxa'' is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui Maui (; Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ) is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2). I ...

'' (Meyrick, 1899) *''

Udea kirinyaga ''Udea'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1845. The currently known 216 species are present on all continents except Antarctica. About 41 species are ...

'' Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *''

Udea liopis ''Udea liopis'' is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. On ...

'' (Meyrick, 1899) *''

Udea lugubralis ''Udea lugubralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1889. It is found in Japan and on the Kurile Islands, as well as in China. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane ...

'' (Leech, 1889) *''

Udea maderensis ''Udea maderensis'' is a species of moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, ...

'' (Bethune-Baker, 1894) *'' Udea meruensis'' Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *'' Udea momella'' Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *'' Udea montensis'' Mutuura, 1954 *'' Udea namaquana'' Karisch & Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *'' Udea nicholsae'' Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *'' Udea nordmani'' (Rebel, 1935) *'' Udea profundalis'' (Packard, 1873) *'' Udea pyranthes'' (Meyrick, 1899) *''

Udea rubigalis ''Udea rubigalis'', the celery leaftier or greenhouse leaftier, is a member of the family Crambidae. It is found across the Americas. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. The larvae are List of feeding behaviours#By food t ...

'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Udea rusticalis'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914) *'' Udea stationalis'' Yamanaka, 1988 *'' Udea swezeyi'' (Zimmerman, 1951) ''Udea itysalis'' species group: *'' Udea abstrusa'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea beringialis'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea brevipalpis'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea cacuminicola'' Munroe, 1966) *'' Udea costalis'' (Eversmann, 1852) *'' Udea derasa'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea itysalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea livida'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea radiosalis'' (Möschler, 1883) *'' Udea tachdirtalis'' (Zerny, 1935) *'' Udea turmalis'' (Grote, 1881) ''Udea numeralis'' species group: *'' Udea ardekanalis'' Amsel, 1961 *'' Udea bipunctalis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) *'' Udea confinalis'' (Lederer, 1858) *'' Udea cyanalis'' (La Harpe, 1855) *'' Udea exalbalis'' (Caradja, 1916) *'' Udea fimbriatralis'' (Duponchel, 1833) *'' Udea fulvalis'' (Hübner, 1809) *'' Udea hageni'' Viette, 1952 *'' Udea institalis'' (Hübner, 1819) *'' Udea languidalis'' (Eversmann, 1842) *'' Udea lutealis'' (Hübner, 1809) *'' Udea numeralis'' (Hübner, 1796) *'' Udea olivalis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Udea praepetalis'' (Lederer, 1869) *'' Udea ruckdescheli'' Mally, Segerer & Nuss, 2016 *'' Udea tritalis'' (Christoph, 1881) *'' Udea zernyi'' (Klima in Zerny, 1940) ''Udea alpinalis'' species group: *'' Udea alpinalis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Udea altaica'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea austriacalis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) *'' Udea bourgognealis'' Leraut, 1996 *'' Udea carniolica'' Huemer & Tarmann, 1989 *'' Udea cretacea'' (Filipjev, 1925) *'' Udea donzelalis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Udea juldusalis'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea murinalis'' (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1842) *'' Udea nebulalis'' (Hübner, 1796) *'' Udea plumbalis'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea rhododendronalis'' (Duponchel, 1834) *'' Udea uliginosalis'' (Stephens, 1834) ''Udea decrepitalis'' species group: *'' Udea decrepitalis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) *'' Udea hamalis'' (Thunberg, 1792) *'' Udea inquinatalis'' (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) *'' Udea prunalis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species unplaced in any species group: *'' Udea absolutalis'' (Dyar, 1913) *'' Udea aenigmatica'' (Heinrich, 1931) *'' Udea affinialis'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea afghanalis'' (Amsel, 1970) *'' Udea aksualis'' (Caradja, 1928) *'' Udea alaskalis'' (Gibson, 1920) *'' Udea albipunctalis'' Dognin, 1905 *'' Udea albostriata'' Zhang & Li, 2016 *'' Udea amitina'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea angustalis'' (Dognin, 1905) *'' Udea annectans'' Munroe, 1974 *'' Udea argoscelis'' (Meyrick, 1888) *'' Udea asychanalis'' (Druce, 1899) *'' Udea auratalis'' (Warren, 1895) *'' Udea aurora'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Udea autoclesalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea berberalis'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) *'' Udea binoculalis'' (Hampson, 1904) *'' Udea brontias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea bryochloris'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea caliginosalis'' (Ragonot, 1894) *'' Udea calliastra'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea caminopis'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea capsifera'' (Meyrick, 1933) *'' Udea cataphaea'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea chalcophanes'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea chloropis'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea chytropa'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea cinerea'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea conisalias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea constricta'' (Butler, 1882) *'' Udea conubialis'' Yamanaka, 1972 *'' Udea coranialis'' Munroe, 1967 *'' Udea costiplaga'' (Dognin, 1913) *'' Udea crambialis'' (Druce, 1899) *'' Udea curvata'' Zhang & Li, 2016 *'' Udea decoripennis'' Munroe, 1967 *'' Udea defectalis'' (Sauber, 1899) *'' Udea despecta'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Udea detersalis'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Udea diopsalis'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea dracontias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea dryadopa'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea elutalis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Udea endopyra'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea endotrichialis'' (Hampson, 1918) *'' Udea ennychioides'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Udea ephippias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea eucrena'' (Meyrick, 1888) *'' Udea ferrealis'' (Hampson, 1900) *'' Udea flavofimbriata'' (Moore, 1888) *'' Udea fulcrialis'' (Sauber, 1899) *'' Udea fumipennis'' (Warren, 1892) *'' Udea fusculalis'' (Hampson, 1899) *'' Udea gigantalis'' Dognin, 1912 *'' Udea grisealis'' Inoue, Yamanaka & Sasaki, 2008 *'' Udea helioxantha'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea helviusalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea hyalistis'' (Lower, 1902) *'' Udea ialis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea ichinosawana'' (Matsumura, 1925) *'' Udea illineatalis'' (Dognin, 1904) *'' Udea incertalis'' (Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937) *'' Udea indistincta'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea indistinctalis'' Warren, 1892 *'' Udea inferioralis'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Udea inhospitalis'' Warren, 1892 *'' Udea intermedia'' Inoue, Yamanaka & Sasaki, 2008 *'' Udea karagaialis'' (Caradja, 1916) *'' Udea khorassanalis'' (Amsel, 1950) *'' Udea kusnezovi'' Sinev, 2008 *'' Udea lagunalis'' (Schaus, 1913) *'' Udea lampadias'' (Meyrick, 1904) *'' Udea latipennalis'' (Caradja, 1928) *'' Udea lenta'' (Meyrick, 1936) *'' Udea lerautalis'' Tautel, 2014 *'' Udea litorea'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea mandronalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea mechedalis'' (Amsel, 1950) *'' Udea melanephra'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea melanopis'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea melanosticta'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea metasema'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea micacea'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Udea minnehaha'' (Pryer, 1877) *'' Udea montanalis'' (Schaus, 1912) *'' Udea monticolens'' (Butler, 1882) *'' Udea nea'' (Strand, 1918) *'' Udea nebulatalis'' Inoue, Yamanaka & Sasaki, 2008 *'' Udea nigrescens'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Udea nigripunctata'' Warren, 1892 *'' Udea nigrostigmalis'' Warren, 1896 *'' Udea nomophilodes'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea nordeggensis'' (McDunnough, 1929) *'' Udea ochreocapitalis'' (Ragonot, 1894) *'' Udea ochropera'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea octosignalis'' (Hulst, 1886) *'' Udea ommatias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea orbicentralis'' (Christoph, 1881) *'' Udea pachygramma'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea paghmanalis'' (Amsel, 1970) *'' Udea phaealis'' (Hampson, 1899) *'' Udea phaethontia'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea phyllostegia'' (Swezey, 1946) *'' Udea planalis'' (South in Leech & South, 1901) *'' Udea platyleuca'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea poasalis'' (Schaus, 1912) *'' Udea poliostolalis'' (Hampson, 1918) *'' Udea praefulvalis'' (Amsel, 1970) *'' Udea proximalis'' Inoue, Yamanaka & Sasaki, 2008 *'' Udea pseudocrocealis'' (South in Leech & South, 1901) *'' Udea psychropa'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea punctiferalis'' (South in Leech & South, 1901) *'' Udea punoalis'' Munroe, 1967 *'' Udea pyraustiformis'' (Toll, 1948) *'' Udea ragonotii'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea renalis'' Moore, 1888 *'' Udea russispersalis'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea sabulosalis'' Warren, 1892 *'' Udea saxifragae'' (McDunnough, 1935) *'' Udea schaeferi'' (Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937) *'' Udea scoparialis'' (Hampson, 1899) *'' Udea scorialis'' (Zeller, 1847) *'' Udea secernalis'' (Möschler, 1890) *'' Udea secticostalis'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea sheppardi'' (McDunnough, 1929) *'' Udea simplicella'' (La Harpe, 1861) *'' Udea sobrinalis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Udea soratalis'' Munroe, 1967 *'' Udea stellata'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea stigmatalis'' (Wileman, 1911) *'' Udea subplanalis'' (Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937) *'' Udea suisharyonensis'' (Strand, 1918) *'' Udea suralis'' (Schaus, 1933) *'' Udea tenoalis'' Munroe, 1974 *'' Udea testacea'' (Butler, 1879) *'' Udea tetragramma'' (J. F. G. Clarke, 1965) *'' Udea thermantis'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea thermantoidis'' (Swezey, 1913) *'' Udea thoonalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea thyalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea torvalis'' (Möschler, 1864) *'' Udea umbriferalis'' (Hampson, 1918) *'' Udea uralica'' Slamka, 2013 *'' Udea vacunalis'' (Grote, 1881) *'' Udea vastalis'' (Christoph in Romanoff, 1887) *'' Udea violae'' (Swezey, 1933) *'' Udea viridalis'' (Dognin, 1904) *'' Udea washingtonalis'' (Grote, 1882)

Former species

*'' Udea catilualis'' (Hampson, 1900), synonymized with '' Udea numeralis'' *'' Udea conquisitalis'' (Guenee, 1849), transferred to the Glaphyriinae genus '' Evergestis'' *'' Udea epicoena'' (Meyrick, 1937), a synonym of ''

'' *'' Udea illutalis'' (Guenée, 1854), a synonym of '' Udea numeralis'' *'' Udea infuscalis'' Zeller, 1852, transferred to the Pyraustinae genus '' Lirabotys'' *'' Udea melanostictalis'' (Hampson in Poulton, 1916), transferred to the Pyraustinae genus '' Achyra'' *'' Udea pauperalis'' (Staudinger, 1879), transferred to the Pyraustinae genus '' Pyrausta'' *''

Udea perfervidalis ''Udea'' is a genus of Pyraloidea, snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family (biology), family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1845. The currently known 216 species are present on all continents except Antarct ...

'' (Hampson, 1900), transferred to the Spilomelinae genus '' Metasia'' *'' Udea sviridovi'' Bolshakov, 2002, synonymized with '' Udea exalbalis''

References

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