| Eudonia lineola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. lineola |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827) | |
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Eudonia lineola is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal and on Sardinia, the Canary Islands, [1] as well as in North Africa, including Morocco.
The wingspan is 21–38 mm (0.83–1.50 in). [2] The forewings are narrow, white or whitish, partially irrorated with black. There is a blackish mark from the base of the costa. The lines are whitish, dark-edged, the first irregular, rather oblique, the second strongly sinuate. The orbicular and claviform are black, dot-like, the latter touching the first line. The discal mark is black and X-shaped; the subterminal is thick, white and touches the second in the middle. The hindwings are whitish-grey, terminally darker with a grey discal dot.The larva is olive-green with two whitish transverse marks on each segment. The dorsal line is fine and dark ; the spiracular grey.Spots, head, and plate of segment 2 are black. [3]
They are on wing from July to August in one generation per year. [4]
The larvae feed on lichens, including Parmelia species.[ citation needed ]
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