Udea adversa

Udea adversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species: U. adversa
Binomial name
Udea adversa
(Philpott, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Mecyna adversa Philpott, 1917

Udea adversa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1917. It is found in New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is 20–21 mm for males and females. The forewings are ferruginous, but brighter along the costa. There is an irregular transverse outwardly-oblique white discal dot at the middle and a dark, obscurely indicated second line. The hindwings are yellow with the discal dot and terminal band fuscous.[2]

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