Eudonia lineola
Eudonia lineola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Eudonia[1] |
Species: | E. lineola |
Binomial name | |
Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827) | |
Synonyms | |
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Eudonia lineola is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal and on Sardinia, the Canary Islands,[2] as well as in North Africa, including Morocco.[1]
The wingspan is 21–38 mm.[3] Adults have contrasting black and white markings, sprinkled with a greenish-brown tone. They are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on lichens, including Parmelia species.
Subspecies
- Eudonia lineola lineola
- Eudonia lineola tafirella Chrétien, 1908 (Canary Islands)
References
- 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ UKmoths
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