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.

Unadilla humeralis
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U. humeralis
Binomial name
Unadilla humeralis
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Ephestia humeralis Butler, 1881
  • Homoeosoma humeralis

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.