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Undulambia lindbladi

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Undulambia lindbladi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Undulambia
Species:
U. lindbladi
Binomial name
Undulambia lindbladi

Undulambia lindbladi is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found on the Galapagos Islands. The species has been recorded from fern covered habitats.

The length of the forewings is 4.19–6.38 mm (0.16–0.25 in) for males and 4.81–6.25 mm (0.19–0.25 in) for females.

Larvae have been reared on Pteridium aquilinum var. arachnoideum. They mine the stem of their host plant.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Landry, B. & L. Roque-Albelo, 2006, The Acentropinae and Musotiminae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Zootaxa 1354: 45-56.
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