Eudonia mercurella

"Phalaena mercurella" redirects here. The species called thus by Zetterstedt in 1839 was actually Eudonia murana.
Eudonia mercurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. mercurella
Binomial name
Eudonia mercurella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) mercurella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Eudorea concinnella J. Curtis, 1850
  • Eudorea frequentella Stainton, 1849
  • Eudorea portlandica Humphreys & Westwood, 1841
  • Eudonia mercurella puella Leraut, 1982

Eudonia mercurella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 16-19 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses.

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