Udea calliastra

Udea calliastra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species: U. calliastra
Binomial name
Udea calliastra
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Oeobia calliastra
  • Phlyctaenia calliastra Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia hyadnthias
  • Phlyctaenia hyadnthias Meyrick, 1899
  • Oeobia synastra
  • Phlyctaenia synastra Meyrick, 1899

Udea calliastra is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae of ssp. synastra feed on Peperomia latifolia and Peperomia membranacea.

Subspecies

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