Udea prunalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Dusky Pearl)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Udea prunalis (Dusky Pearl)
Genus	Udea (a genus of pyralid moths)
Subfamily	SPILOMELINAE (a subfamily of moths)
Family	CRAMBIDAE (crambid moths)
Superfamily	PYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
Clade	Obtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
Clade	Apoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Ditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Heteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
Suborder	GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
Order	LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Udea prunalis is also a member of:
Microlepidoptera - micro-moths (via Pyraloidea)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Records of Udea prunalis (Dusky Pearl) :
1: Udea prunalis (Dusky Pearl)
6 Aug 2006	OSGR: SK15	53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W	Vice County: Staffs (VC 39)	England
at MV light (5/6 Aug 06)

Udea prunalis (Dusky Pearl) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CRAMBIDAE
(crambid moths)

PYRALOIDEA
(grass and meal moths)

Ditrysia
(butterflies and most moths)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Microlepidoptera
(micro-moths)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Udea prunalis (Dusky Pearl)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Udea prunalis (Dusky Pearl)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Udea prunalis is also a member of:

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