Eudonia lacustrata

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Eudonia lacustrata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. lacustrata
Binomial name
Eudonia lacustrata
(Panzer, 1804)
Synonyms
List
    • Phalaena lacustrataPanzer, 1804
    • Phalaena crataegellasensu Hübner, 1796: misidentified
    • Dipleurina lacustrata f. heimiLeraut, 1984
    • Dipleurina lacustrata f. unitaLeraut, 1984
    • Scoparia crataegella
    • Eudorea pusillaWestwood in Humphreys & Westwood, 1841
    • Eudonia lacustrata persicaLeraut, 1984
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Larva

Eudonia lacustrata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1804. It is found in Europe, north-west Africa, Asia from Turkey, Iran and Syria [1] to Siberia and the western part of China (Hunan). The subspecies E. lacustrata persica is found in Iran and Armenia.

The wingspan is 16–18 mm (0.63–0.71 in).[ citation needed ] Forewings whitish, sometimes mixed with light ochreous-yellowish, sprinkled with black ; base black-marked ; lines whitish, blackish-edged, first irregular, second rather sinuate ; orbicular and claviform dot-like, black ; a black X-shaped discal mark ; terminal area grey mixed with black, subterminal line white, interrupted in middle. Hindwings whitish-grey, darker terminally. Larva yellowish-green ; spots brownish-green ; head and plate of 2 black-brown: on mosses; 3, 4. [2]

The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.[ citation needed ] The larvae feed on various mosses.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Li, W.-c., 2012: One new species of the genus Eudonia Billberg (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Entomotaxonomia34 (2): 267–269.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description


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