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Urola nivalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Argyriini
Genus:	Urola
Species:	U. nivalis
Binomial name
Urola nivalis (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
Phalaena nivalis Drury, 1773 Geometra argentata Emmons, 1854 Urola michrochysella Walker, 1863 Urola microchrysella Möschler, 1890 Urola microchysella Munroe, 1995

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

1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
3. "Lynn Scott's Urola nivalis image". Acleris.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

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