Udea ruckdescheli is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described from specimens collected on Crete, formerly identified as respectively Udea fulvalis and Udea languidalis ab veneralis.[2]

Udea ruckdescheli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. ruckdescheli
Binomial name
Udea ruckdescheli
Mally, Segerer & Nuss, 2016[1]

Description of U. ruckdescheli as new species is based on the results of DNA barcoding and morphological examination.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Mally, Richard; Segerer, Andreas H.; Nuss, Matthias (24 August 2016). "Udea ruckdescheli sp. n. from Crete and its phylogenetic relationships (Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 39 (2): 123–135. doi:10.3897/nl.39.9090. ISSN 2367-5365. Retrieved 3 December 2016.