Udea ruckdescheli

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Udea ruckdescheli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. ruckdescheli
Binomial name
Udea ruckdescheli
Mally, Segerer & Nuss, 2016 [1]

Udea ruckdescheli is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described from specimens collected on Crete that were formerly identified as Udea fulvalis and Udea languidalis ab veneralis. [2] The description of U. ruckdescheli was based on the results of DNA barcoding and morphological examination. [2]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Mally, Richard; Segerer, Andreas H.; Nuss, Matthias (24 August 2016). "Udea ruckdescheli sp. n. from Crete and its phylogenetic relationships (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 39 (2): 123–135. doi: 10.3897/nl.39.9090 . ISSN   2367-5365 . Retrieved 3 December 2016.