| Eudonia lacustrata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. lacustrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudonia lacustrata (Panzer, 1804) | |
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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] [3]
The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.[ citation needed ] The larvae feed on various mosses.[ citation needed ]