Eudonia lineola

Eudonia lineola
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
  • Eudorea lineola Curtis, 1827
  • Eudonia lineola dorada Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
  • Eudoria (Scoparia) rungsi Amsel, 1952
  • Scoparia virescens Rebel, 1896
  • Scoparia tafirella tafirella Chrétien, 1908
  • Scoparia coeruleotincta Hampson, 1917

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

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ↑ UKmoths


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