Eudeilinia luteifera

Eudeilinia luteifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Eudeilinia
Species: E. luteifera
Binomial name
Eudeilinia luteifera
Dyar, 1917

Eudeilinia luteifera, the Southern Eudeilinea Moth, is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1917.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas to Florida.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are white, the forewings with two curved irregular pale buff lines. The hindwings are similar, but the inner line is smaller.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from May to June in Florida.

The larvae feed on Cornus florida.[4]

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