Eudonia lineola
Appearance
Eudonia lineola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Eudonia |
Species: | E. lineola
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Binomial name | |
Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827)
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Eudonia lineola is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal and on Sardinia, the Canary Islands,[1] as well as in North Africa, including Morocco.
The wingspan is 21–38 mm.[2] They are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[3]
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The larvae feed on lichens, including Parmelia species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Eudonia lineola lineola
- Eudonia lineola tafirella Chrétien, 1908 (Canary Islands)
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ UKmoths