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Udea rubigalis

801230.00 — 5079 — Udea rubigalis (Guenée, 1854) — Celery Leaftier

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
unclear/unknown

Polyphagous (herbaceous plants)

Life History

Multivoltine on Block Island and common throughout the warm months; associated with more open habitats.

Identification

Distinctive and the only member of its genus across most of the eastern US and southern Canada, with overlap with boreal congeners, but easily confused in CA with the far West species U. profundalis.

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.14f; p. 177. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Udea rubigalis

    Abundance data late May to early October