''Udea'' is a

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of snout moths in the subfamily

Spilomelinae Spilomelinae is a very species-rich subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. With 4,135 described species in 344 genera worldwide, it is the most speciose group among pyraloids. Description Imagines – the ad ...

of the

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. The genus was erected by

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in 1845. The currently known 215 species are present on all continents except

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. About 41 species are native to

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Systematics

The genus is placed in the

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Udeini, where it is closest related to the genera '' Mnesictena'', '' Deana'' and '' Udeoides''. In the past, ''Mnesictena'' was included in ''Udea'', but it is currently considered a separate genus comprising seven species. The North American, European and African ''Udea'' species have been treated in several studies, and a number of species groups has been proposed (see below).

Species

''Udea ferrugalis'' species group: *'' Udea accolalis'' (Zeller, 1867) *'' Udea azorensis'' Meyer, Nuss & Speidel, 1997 *'' Udea delineatalis'' (Walker in Melliss, 1875) *'' Udea exigualis'' (Wileman, 1911) *'' Udea ferrugalis'' (Hübner, 1796) *'' Udea heterodoxa'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea kirinyaga'' Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *'' Udea liopis'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea lugubralis'' (Leech, 1889) *'' Udea maderensis'' (Bethune-Baker, 1894) *'' Udea meruensis'' Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *'' Udea momella'' Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *'' Udea montensis'' Mutuura, 1954 *'' Udea namaquana'' Karisch & Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *'' Udea nicholsae'' Mally in Mally et al., 2022 *'' Udea nordmani'' (Rebel, 1935) *'' Udea profundalis'' (Packard, 1873) *'' Udea pyranthes'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea rubigalis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Udea rusticalis'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914) *'' Udea stationalis'' Yamanaka, 1988 *'' Udea swezeyi'' (Zimmerman, 1951) ''Udea itysalis'' species group: *'' Udea abstrusa'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea beringialis'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea brevipalpis'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea cacuminicola'' Munroe, 1966) *'' Udea costalis'' (Eversmann, 1852) *'' Udea derasa'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea itysalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea livida'' Munroe, 1966 *'' Udea radiosalis'' (Möschler, 1883) *'' Udea tachdirtalis'' (Zerny, 1935) *'' Udea turmalis'' (Grote, 1881) ''Udea numeralis'' species group: *'' Udea ardekanalis'' Amsel, 1961 *'' Udea bipunctalis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) *'' Udea confinalis'' (Lederer, 1858) *'' Udea cyanalis'' (La Harpe, 1855) *'' Udea exalbalis'' (Caradja, 1916) *'' Udea fimbriatralis'' (Duponchel, 1833) *'' Udea fulvalis'' (Hübner, 1809) *'' Udea hageni'' Viette, 1952 *'' Udea institalis'' (Hübner, 1819) *'' Udea languidalis'' (Eversmann, 1842) *'' Udea lutealis'' (Hübner, 1809) *'' Udea numeralis'' (Hübner, 1796) *'' Udea olivalis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Udea praepetalis'' (Lederer, 1869) *'' Udea ruckdescheli'' Mally, Segerer & Nuss, 2016 *'' Udea tritalis'' (Christoph, 1881) *'' Udea zernyi'' (Klima in Zerny, 1940) ''Udea alpinalis'' species group: *'' Udea alpinalis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Udea altaica'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea austriacalis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) *'' Udea bourgognealis'' Leraut, 1996 *'' Udea carniolica'' Huemer & Tarmann, 1989 *'' Udea cretacea'' (Filipjev, 1925) *'' Udea donzelalis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Udea juldusalis'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea murinalis'' (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1842) *'' Udea nebulalis'' (Hübner, 1796) *'' Udea plumbalis'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea rhododendronalis'' (Duponchel, 1834) *'' Udea uliginosalis'' (Stephens, 1834) ''Udea decrepitalis'' species group: *'' Udea decrepitalis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) *'' Udea hamalis'' (Thunberg, 1792) *'' Udea inquinatalis'' (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) *'' Udea prunalis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species unplaced in any species group: *'' Udea absolutalis'' (Dyar, 1913) *'' Udea aenigmatica'' (Heinrich, 1931) *'' Udea affinialis'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea afghanalis'' (Amsel, 1970) *'' Udea aksualis'' (Caradja, 1928) *'' Udea alaskalis'' (Gibson, 1920) *'' Udea albipunctalis'' Dognin, 1905 *'' Udea albostriata'' Zhang & Li, 2016 *'' Udea amitina'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea angustalis'' (Dognin, 1905) *'' Udea annectans'' Munroe, 1974 *'' Udea argoscelis'' (Meyrick, 1888) *'' Udea asychanalis'' (Druce, 1899) *'' Udea auratalis'' (Warren, 1895) *'' Udea aurora'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Udea autoclesalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea berberalis'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) *'' Udea binoculalis'' (Hampson, 1904) *'' Udea brontias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea bryochloris'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea caliginosalis'' (Ragonot, 1894) *'' Udea calliastra'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea caminopis'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea capsifera'' (Meyrick, 1933) *'' Udea cataphaea'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea chalcophanes'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea chloropis'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea chytropa'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea cinerea'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea conisalias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea constricta'' (Butler, 1882) *'' Udea conubialis'' Yamanaka, 1972 *'' Udea coranialis'' Munroe, 1967 *'' Udea costiplaga'' (Dognin, 1913) *'' Udea crambialis'' (Druce, 1899) *'' Udea curvata'' Zhang & Li, 2016 *'' Udea decoripennis'' Munroe, 1967 *'' Udea defectalis'' (Sauber, 1899) *'' Udea despecta'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Udea detersalis'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Udea diopsalis'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea dracontias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea dryadopa'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea elutalis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Udea endopyra'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea endotrichialis'' (Hampson, 1918) *'' Udea ennychioides'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Udea ephippias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea eucrena'' (Meyrick, 1888) *'' Udea ferrealis'' (Hampson, 1900) *'' Udea flavofimbriata'' (Moore, 1888) *'' Udea fulcrialis'' (Sauber, 1899) *'' Udea fumipennis'' (Warren, 1892) *'' Udea fusculalis'' (Hampson, 1899) *'' Udea gigantalis'' Dognin, 1912 *'' Udea grisealis'' Inoue, Yamanaka & Sasaki, 2008 *'' Udea helioxantha'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea helviusalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea hyalistis'' (Lower, 1902) *'' Udea ialis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea ichinosawana'' (Matsumura, 1925) *'' Udea illineatalis'' (Dognin, 1904) *'' Udea incertalis'' (Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937) *'' Udea indistincta'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea indistinctalis'' Warren, 1892 *'' Udea inferioralis'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Udea inhospitalis'' Warren, 1892 *'' Udea intermedia'' Inoue, Yamanaka & Sasaki, 2008 *'' Udea karagaialis'' (Caradja, 1916) *'' Udea khorassanalis'' (Amsel, 1950) *'' Udea kusnezovi'' Sinev, 2008 *'' Udea lagunalis'' (Schaus, 1913) *'' Udea lampadias'' (Meyrick, 1904) *'' Udea latipennalis'' (Caradja, 1928) *'' Udea lenta'' (Meyrick, 1936) *'' Udea lerautalis'' Tautel, 2014 *'' Udea litorea'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea mandronalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea mechedalis'' (Amsel, 1950) *'' Udea melanephra'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea melanopis'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea melanosticta'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea metasema'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea micacea'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Udea minnehaha'' (Pryer, 1877) *'' Udea montanalis'' (Schaus, 1912) *'' Udea monticolens'' (Butler, 1882) *'' Udea nea'' (Strand, 1918) *'' Udea nebulatalis'' Inoue, Yamanaka & Sasaki, 2008 *'' Udea nigrescens'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Udea nigripunctata'' Warren, 1892 *'' Udea nigrostigmalis'' Warren, 1896 *'' Udea nomophilodes'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea nordeggensis'' (McDunnough, 1929) *'' Udea ochreocapitalis'' (Ragonot, 1894) *'' Udea ochropera'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea octosignalis'' (Hulst, 1886) *'' Udea ommatias'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea orbicentralis'' (Christoph, 1881) *'' Udea pachygramma'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea paghmanalis'' (Amsel, 1970) *'' Udea phaealis'' (Hampson, 1899) *'' Udea phaethontia'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea phyllostegia'' (Swezey, 1946) *'' Udea planalis'' (South in Leech & South, 1901) *'' Udea platyleuca'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea poasalis'' (Schaus, 1912) *'' Udea poliostolalis'' (Hampson, 1918) *'' Udea praefulvalis'' (Amsel, 1970) *'' Udea proximalis'' Inoue, Yamanaka & Sasaki, 2008 *'' Udea pseudocrocealis'' (South in Leech & South, 1901) *'' Udea psychropa'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea punctiferalis'' (South in Leech & South, 1901) *'' Udea punoalis'' Munroe, 1967 *'' Udea pyraustiformis'' (Toll, 1948) *'' Udea ragonotii'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea renalis'' Moore, 1888 *'' Udea russispersalis'' (Zerny, 1914) *'' Udea sabulosalis'' Warren, 1892 *'' Udea saxifragae'' (McDunnough, 1935) *'' Udea schaeferi'' (Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937) *'' Udea scoparialis'' (Hampson, 1899) *'' Udea scorialis'' (Zeller, 1847) *'' Udea secernalis'' (Möschler, 1890) *'' Udea secticostalis'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Udea sheppardi'' (McDunnough, 1929) *'' Udea simplicella'' (La Harpe, 1861) *'' Udea sobrinalis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Udea soratalis'' Munroe, 1967 *'' Udea stellata'' (Butler, 1883) *'' Udea stigmatalis'' (Wileman, 1911) *'' Udea subplanalis'' (Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937) *'' Udea suisharyonensis'' (Strand, 1918) *'' Udea suralis'' (Schaus, 1933) *'' Udea tenoalis'' Munroe, 1974 *'' Udea testacea'' (Butler, 1879) *'' Udea tetragramma'' (J. F. G. Clarke, 1965) *'' Udea thermantis'' (Meyrick, 1899) *'' Udea thermantoidis'' (Swezey, 1913) *'' Udea thoonalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea thyalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Udea torvalis'' (Möschler, 1864) *'' Udea umbriferalis'' (Hampson, 1918) *'' Udea uralica'' Slamka, 2013 *'' Udea vacunalis'' (Grote, 1881) *'' Udea vastalis'' (Christoph in Romanoff, 1887) *'' Udea violae'' (Swezey, 1933) *'' Udea viridalis'' (Dognin, 1904) *'' Udea washingtonalis'' (Grote, 1882)

Former species

*'' Udea catilualis'' (Hampson, 1900), synonymized with '' Udea numeralis'' *'' Udea conquisitalis'' (Guenee, 1849), transferred to the

Glaphyriinae Glaphyriinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1923. The subfamily currently comprises 509 species in 75 genera. The larvae of Glaphyriinae predominantly feed on pla ...

genus ''

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'' *'' Udea epicoena'' (Meyrick, 1937), a synonym of '' Udea ferrugalis'' *'' Udea illutalis'' (Guenée, 1854), a synonym of '' Udea numeralis'' *'' Udea infuscalis'' Zeller, 1852, transferred to the

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genus '' Lirabotys'' *'' Udea melanostictalis'' (Hampson in Poulton, 1916), transferred to the

genus ''

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'' *'' Udea pauperalis'' (Staudinger, 1879), transferred to the

genus '' Pyrausta'' *'' Udea perfervidalis'' (Hampson, 1900), transferred to the

genus ''

Metasia ''Metasia'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Species *'' Metasia acharis'' Meyrick, 1889 *'' Metasia achroa'' (Lower, 1903) *'' Metasia albicostalis'' Hampson, 1900 *''Metasia albula ''Metasia albula'' is a moth in the family Cramb ...

'' *'' Udea sviridovi'' Bolshakov, 2002, synonymized with '' Udea exalbalis''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q141121 Crambidae genera Taxa named by Achille Guenée