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title: "Rusty Dot Pearl"
description: "Udea ferrugalis — Insects & spiders. Udea ferrugalis, the rusty dot pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rusty-dot-pearl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rusty Dot Pearl

> Udea ferrugalis — Insects & spiders. Udea ferrugalis, the rusty dot pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae.

- Scientific name: *Udea ferrugalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 15206
- Wikidata: [Q2133465](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2133465)
- iNaturalist taxon: [324928](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/324928)

## Names

- en: Rusty Dot Pearl
- de: Wander-Fettzünsler
- es: Doradilla
- fr: Botys ferrugineux
- nl: Oranje kruidenmot

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2210), FR (1871), PT (1861), GB (1779), IT (1087), AT (972), DE (553), ZA (533), CH (398), BE (392), NL (227), BG (212)

## Summary

Udea ferrugalis, the rusty dot pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1796.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udea_ferrugalis

## Photo

![Rusty Dot Pearl](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rusty-dot-pearl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242821084

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rusty-dot-pearl?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).