Eudonia lacustrata

Eudonia lacustrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. lacustrata
Binomial name
Eudonia lacustrata
(Panzer, 1804)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena lacustrata Panzer, 1804
  • Phalaenea crataegella sensu Hübner, 1796: misidentified
  • Dipleurina lacustrata f. heimi Leraut, 1984
  • Dipleurina lacustrata f. unita Leraut, 1984
  • Scoparia crataegella
  • Eudorea pusilla Westwood in Humphreys & Westwood, 1841
  • Eudonia lacustrata persica Leraut, 1984

Eudonia lacustrata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, North-West Africa, Asia from Turkey to Siberia and the Western part of China. The subspecies E. lacustrata persica is found in Iran and Armenia.

The wingspan is 16-18 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses.

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