Uraba lugens Walker, 1863 is a animal in the Nolidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Uraba lugens Walker, 1863

Uraba lugens Walker, 1863

The gum-leaf skeletoniser (Uraba lugens) is a noligid moth found in Australia and New Zealand, whose larvae are serious Eucalyptus pests.

Family
Genus
Uraba
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Uraba lugens Walker, 1863

Uraba lugens, commonly known as the gum-leaf skeletoniser, is a moth species that belongs to the Nolidae family. This species can be found in Australia and New Zealand. The wingspan of Uraba lugens ranges from 25 to 30 millimeters. The larvae of this moth are a serious pest that attacks Eucalyptus species and their close relatives. In Australia, this moth produces around one to two generations each year.

Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Nolidae › Uraba

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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