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.

Udea rubigalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Udea
Species:
U. rubigalis
Binomial name
Udea rubigalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Scopula rubigalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botis harveyana Grote, 1877
  • Botys oblunalis Lederer, 1863
  • Oeobia rubigalis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Phlyctaenia rubigalis (Guenée, 1854)

The larvae are polyphagous and feed on a wide variety of plants from different plant families. Preferred host plants are:

The larvae have also been recorded to be less injuriously feeding on:

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