Eudonia lacustrata

Eudonia lacustrata
Scientific classification
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 lacustrata Panzer, 1804; Phalaena crataegella sensu Hübner, 1796: misidentified; Dipleurina lacustrata f. heimi Leraut, 1984; Dipleurina lacustrata f. unita Leraut, 1984; Scoparia crataegella; Eudorea pusilla Westwood in Humphreys & Westwood, 1841; Eudonia lacustrata persica Leraut, 1984; ;

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. The forewings are grey whitish, sometimes mixed with light ochreous-yellowish, sprinkled with black. Pale central fascia and black-brown antemedial and subterminal cross-lines edged with yellowish white.

The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses.

References edit

^ Li, W.-c., 2012: One new species of the genus Eudonia Billberg (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Entomotaxonomia 34 (2): 267–269.

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[1] Li, W.-c., 2012: One new species of the genus Eudonia Billberg (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Entomotaxonomia 34 (2): 267–269.

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