| Urola nivalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Argyriini |
| Genus: | Urola |
| Species: | U. nivalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Urola nivalis (Drury, 1773)
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Urola nivalis, the snowy urola moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from southern Canada and Maine, south to Florida and west to Illinois and Texas.
The wingspan is 15–23 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various grasses and are considered a pest of Ligustrum species.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Urola nivalis.
Wikispecies has information related to Urola nivalis.
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "Lynn Scott's Urola nivalis image". Acleris.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.