Eudonia laetella

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Eudonia laetella
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Eudonia [1]
Species:
E. laetella
Binomial name
Eudonia laetella
(Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Eudorea laetellaZeller, 1846

Eudonia laetella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Belarus, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Belgium. [2]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. Adults are on wing in January and from June to August.

The larvae feed on moss on trunks. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Eudonia laetella (Zeller, 1846)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Eudonia laetella (Zeller, 1846)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 4, 2018.


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