Udea elutalis

Udea elutalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Estonia, Finland, Russia^[2] and Kazakhstan.^[1] It is also found in China (Hebei, Xinjiang).^[3]

Udea elutalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Udea
Species:	U. elutalis
Binomial name
Udea elutalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Pyralis elutalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Pyralis albidalis Hübner, 1796

The wingspan is about 23 mm.^[4]

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia absinthium, Aegopodium and Senecio species.^[5]