''Udea metasema'' is a
moth of the family
Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of
Maui
The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which ...
and
Hawaii.
The larvae feed on ''
Phyllostegia glabra
''Phyllostegia glabra'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name smooth phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii.
Known varieties include ''Phyllostegia glabra'' var. ''glabra'' and ''P. g.'' var. ''lanaiensis'', ...
''.
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Moths described in 1899
Endemic moths of Hawaii
metasema
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