Species of moth
Udea monticolens is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882.[ 1] [ 2] It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai , Oahu and Hawaii .[ 3]
The larvae feed on Ipomoea bona-nox .
References
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Udea monticolens " . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
^ Butler, Arthur G. (1882). "Heterocerous Lepidoptera collected in Chili by Thomas Edmonds, Esq" . Transactions of the Entomological Society of London . 1882 : 34– 35 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii . Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl :10125/7337 . Note: This source does not use the name Udea monticolens .