''Udea octosignalis'' is a

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in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from

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and

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. The

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is about 20 mm. The forewings are light ocherous, the costal area and markings buff. The basal line is rounded and the outer line is sinuous, both without dentations. There is faint subterminal fuscous shading and the marginal line is fine and buff. The hindwings are white, faintly ocherous outwardly and the marginal line is fine and brownish.''Transactions of the American Entomological Society''; Vol. 13, No. 3/4 (1886), pp. 145-168, xxiv

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octosignalis Moths described in 1886 {{Udea-stub