---
title: "Snowy Urola Moth"
description: "Urola nivalis — Insetti e ragni. Urola nivalis, the snowy urola moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/snowy-urola-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Snowy Urola Moth

> Urola nivalis — Insetti e ragni. Urola nivalis, the snowy urola moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae.

- Scientific name: *Urola nivalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 18041
- Wikidata: [Q7900871](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7900871)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132736](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132736)

## Names

- en: Snowy Urola Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (14626), CA (1889), MX (4)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Snowy Urola Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/snowy-urola-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: bobhunter2 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189770386

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/snowy-urola-moth?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).