Urola nivalis

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Urola nivalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Argyriini
Genus: Urola
Species:
U. nivalis
Binomial name
Urola nivalis
(Drury, 1773) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nivalisDrury, 1773
  • Geometra argentataEmmons, 1854
  • Urola michrochysellaWalker, 1863
  • Urola microchrysellaMöschler, 1890
  • Urola microchysellaMunroe, 1995

Urola nivalis, the snowy urola moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from southern Canada and Maine, south to Florida and west to Illinois and Texas. [2]

The wingspan is 15-23 mm. [3] Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on various grasses and are considered a pest of Ligustrum species.

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<i>Agriphila vulgivagellus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Diastictis ventralis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pediasia trisecta</i> Species of moth

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<i>Scoparia basalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta acrionalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Aphomia terrenella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Galasa nigrinodis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pantographa limata</i> Species of moth

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<i>Palpita gracialis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Argyria lacteella</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  3. "Lynn Scott's Urola nivalis image". Acleris.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.