Unadilla humeralis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.
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| Species: | U. humeralis
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| Unadilla humeralis (Butler, 1881)
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The larvae feed on Ageratum conyzoides, Bidens, Dahlia and marigold. They feed in the flower heads of their host plant and also bore in the stems.
External links
edit- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
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