Crambidae : Spilomelinae
Udea lutealis
UDEA lutealis (Hübner, [1809])
Udea lutealis
UDEA lutealis (Hübner, [1809])
Life cycle Guide-Imago Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Pale Straw Pearl
Wingspan: 23-26mm
Worldwide Distribution: Northern Europe : Central Europe : West Russia : Caucasus
UK Distribution: Common/local throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Downland : Woodland rides : Field edges : Marshes : Waste ground
Similar Species -
Observations: U.utealis has a yellowish forewing background colour with a darker costal streak.
The brown subterminal cross-line curves inwards towards the dorsum and the reniform stigmata is feint and bordered with a light brown line.
Two elliptical circles adjacent to the costal streak complete the identification markings for this moth.
The similar species U.decrepitalis looks very much like this moth,especially when worn,but U.lutealis forewing ground colour is lighter, and has less darker banding towards the termen.
U.decrepitalis emerges earlier than U.lutealis
Easily disturbed during the day,usually amongst low growing vegatation,and flies from dusk where it can be found on flowers.
The moth is also attracted to light.
Wingspan: 23-26mm
Worldwide Distribution: Northern Europe : Central Europe : West Russia : Caucasus
UK Distribution: Common/local throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Pyralis lutealis Hübner, 1809
- Pyralis ferrugalis Hübner, 1796
- Not Specified
Habitat: Downland : Woodland rides : Field edges : Marshes : Waste ground
Similar Species -
- Udea decrepitalis Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
Observations: U.utealis has a yellowish forewing background colour with a darker costal streak.
The brown subterminal cross-line curves inwards towards the dorsum and the reniform stigmata is feint and bordered with a light brown line.
Two elliptical circles adjacent to the costal streak complete the identification markings for this moth.
The similar species U.decrepitalis looks very much like this moth,especially when worn,but U.lutealis forewing ground colour is lighter, and has less darker banding towards the termen.
U.decrepitalis emerges earlier than U.lutealis
Easily disturbed during the day,usually amongst low growing vegatation,and flies from dusk where it can be found on flowers.
The moth is also attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Artemesia montana - Wormwood
- Dipsacaceae - Teasel Family
- Scabiosa columbaria - Small Scabious - Pigeon's Scabious
- Succisa pratensis - Devil's Bit Scabious
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Artemesia vulgaris - Mugwort
- Fragaria vesca - Wild Strawberry
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Crambidae Spilomelinae UDEA Guenée, 1845 Udea lutealis (Hübner, [1809]) - Pyralis ferrugalis Hübner, 1796 - PYRALIS lutealis (Hübner, [1809]) = Botys pascualis Lienig & Zeller, 1846 = Scopula aetialis Guenée, 1850 = Scopula etialis Guenée, 1854 - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 : Lepidoptera V1 : Pyralidae 111 : p.11 - f.145 - Not Specified |