Udea Profundalis
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''Udea profundalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by
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in 1873. It is found in
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, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, through Washington, Oregon and Nevada to California and Texas. Records east of the Rocky Mountains, refer to ''
Udea rubigalis ''Udea rubigalis'', the celery leaftier or greenhouse leaftier, is a member of the family Crambidae. It is found across the Americas. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. The larvae are polyphagous and feed on a wide varie ...
''. The length of the forewings is 8.5–12 mm. Adults are deep ochreous-brown, the inner line on the forewings angulated outwards broadly on the median vein and inwards on the submedian. There is a large, round discal dot and a bell-shaped, reniform spot. The outer line is dark.Catalogue of the Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New-York: Pyralidae of California
The hindwings are primarily white


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profundalis Moths described in 1873 {{Udea-stub