Udea rubigalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Udea |
Species: | U. rubigalis
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Binomial name | |
Udea rubigalis (Guenée, 1854)
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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.[1]
The larvae are polyphagous and feed on a wide variety of plants from different plant families. Preferred host plants are:[2]
The larvae have also been recorded to be less injuriously feeding on:[2]