Unadilla bidensana

Unadilla bidensana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Unadilla
Species: U. bidensana
Binomial name
Unadilla bidensana
(Swezey, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Hornoeosoma bidensana Swezey, 1933

Unadilla bidensana is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.

The larvae feed on Bidens cosmoides. They bore in the stems of their host plant. The infested stems become swollen and gall-like. Pupation takes place within this swelling.

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