''Udea itysalis'' is a

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in the family

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. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from

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, south to

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and

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. It has also been recorded from the

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. The

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is about 23 mm.BugGuide
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Subspecies

*''Udea itysalis itysalis'' *''Udea itysalis albimontanensis'' Munroe, 1966 (Arizona, New Mexico) *''Udea itysalis clarkensis'' Munroe, 1966 (southern Nevada, California) *''Udea itysalis durango'' Munroe, 1966 (Colorado, Utah) *''Udea itysalis kodiakensis'' Munroe, 1966 (Alaska) *''Udea itysalis marinensis'' Munroe, 1966 (California: San Francisco Bay region) *''Udea itysalis mertensialis'' Munroe, 1966 (Nova Scotia) *''Udea itysalis rindgeorum'' Munroe, 1966 (Utah) *''Udea itysalis tillialis'' (Dyar, 1904) (British Columbia) *''Udea itysalis wasatchensis'' Munroe, 1966 (central Utah)

References

Moths described in 1859 itysalis {{Udea-stub