Eudonia truncicolella

Eudonia truncicolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species: E. truncicolella
Binomial name
Eudonia truncicolella
(Stainton, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Eudorea truncicolella Stainton, 1849
  • Eudonia hiranoi Inoue, 1982
  • Scoparia truncicolella f. fusca Dufrane, 1960
  • Scoparia truncicolella f. minor Dufrane, 1960
  • Scoparia truncicolella var. pallida E. R. Bankes, 1895

Eudonia truncicolella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning), Japan and Europe.[1]

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The moth flies from June to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses.

References

  1. ↑ Li, W.-c., 2012: One new species of the genus Eudonia Billberg (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Entomotaxonomia 34 (2): 267-269.
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