Eudonia torniplagalis

Eudonia torniplagalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. torniplagalis
Binomial name
Eudonia torniplagalis
(Dyar, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia torniplagalis Dyar, 1904
  • Scoparia alialis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

Eudonia torniplagalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1904.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Dakota, the Rocky Mountains, the mountains of the south-western United States and from British Columbia to southern California.[2]

The length of the forewings is 8–12 mm. The antemedial line on the forewings is angled strongly outward, and there is usually a whitish shade, enclosed by both the antemedial and postmedial lines. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.[3]

Subspecies

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide


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