Ufa (moth)

Ufa is a moth genus in the subfamily Phycitinae of the family Pyralidae. The genus is distributed in the Americas.^[1] While sharing certain morphological characters in the female genitalia with Adelphia, Ufa appears closest related to Elasmopalpus.^[2]

Ufa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Subfamily:	Phycitinae
Genus:	Ufa Walker, 1863

The genus currently comprises three species: the type species, Ufa venezuelalis, described by Francis Walker in 1863, is now considered a junior synonym of the older name Ufa rubedinella (Zeller, 1848).^[3][1] The genus furthermore comprises Ufa lithosella (Ragonot, 1887) and Ufa senta Heinrich, 1956.^[1]

The caterpillars of U. rubedinella feed on the leaves of lima beans and black-eyed peas in the Fabaceae plant family.^[2]