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Eudonia alpina

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Eudonia alpina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. alpina
Binomial name
Eudonia alpina
(Curtis, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Eudorea alpina Curtis, 1850
  • Eudorea borealis Tengström, 1848
  • Eudonia japanalpina Inoue, 1982
  • Eudonia lugubralis madgei Munroe, 1972
  • Eudorea gracilalis Stainton, 1855
  • Eudoria persimilalis McDunnough, 1961
  • Scoparia alpina var. lapponica Caradja, 1916
  • Scoparia lugubralis Walker, 1866
  • Eudonia lugubralis
  • Scoparia phycitinalis Dyar, 1929

Eudonia alpina is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Russia,[2] Japan[1] and North America, including Alaska, Alberta, Newfoundland, Minnesota, Ohio and West Virginia.[3]

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July in Europe.[4]

The larvae probably feed on mosses or lichens.

References

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  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ UKmoths