Eudonia lineola

Eudonia lineola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eudonia
Species:	E. lineola
Binomial name
	Eudonia lineola; (Curtis, 1827)
Synonyms
	Eudorea lineola Curtis, 1827; Eudonia lineola dorada Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998; Eudoria (Scoparia) rungsi Amsel, 1952; Scoparia virescens Rebel, 1896; Scoparia tafirella tafirella Chrétien, 1908; Scoparia coeruleotincta Hampson, 1917;

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,^[2] as well as in North Africa, including Morocco.^[1]

The wingspan is 21–38 mm.^[3] Adults have contrasting black and white markings, sprinkled with a greenish-brown tone. They are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.^[4]

The larvae feed on lichens, including Parmelia species.

Subspecies

Eudonia lineola lineola
Eudonia lineola tafirella Chrétien, 1908 (Canary Islands)

References

^ ^a ^b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
^ UKmoths

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-21.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-21.

[4] UKmoths

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