Biology:Eudeilinia luteifera
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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth
| Eudeilinia luteifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Eudeilinia |
| Species: | E. luteifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Eudeilinia luteifera Dyar, 1917
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Eudeilinia luteifera, the southern eudeilinea moth, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas to Florida.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are white, the forewings with two curved irregular pale buff lines. The hindwings are similar, but the inner line is smaller.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from May to June in Florida.
The larvae feed on Cornus florida.[4]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Eudeilinia luteifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=84438.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ Dyar, Harrison G., 1917. Miscellaneous new America Lepidoptera. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 5(4-6): 68
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Bug Guide
Wikidata ☰ Q13617897 entry
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