Biology:Eudonia lacustrata

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Short description: Species of moth

Eudonia lacustrata
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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. 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.

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The larvae feed on various mosses.

References

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q147812 entry