Eudeilinia luteifera

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Eudeilinia luteifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Eudeilinia
Species:
E. luteifera
Binomial name
Eudeilinia luteifera
Dyar, 1917

Eudeilinia luteifera, the southern eudeilinea moth, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917. [1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas to Florida. [2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are white, the forewings with two curved irregular pale buff lines. The hindwings are similar, but the inner line is smaller. [3] Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from May to June in Florida.

The larvae feed on Cornus florida . [4]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eudeilinia luteifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Dyar, Harrison G., 1917. Miscellaneous new America Lepidoptera. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 5(4-6): 68 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Bug Guide