Eudonia protorthra

Eudonia protorthra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. protorthra
Binomial name
Eudonia protorthra
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia protorthra Meyrick, 1885

Eudonia protorthra is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,[1] Queensland and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is a grey pattern on the forewings, with a broad ragged white band across the wing.

The larvae feed on mosses.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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