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Eudonia sudetica

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Eudonia sudetica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eudonia
Species:
E. sudetica
Binomial name
Eudonia sudetica
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Eudorea sudetica Zeller, 1839
  • Eudorea sudetica var. livonica Zeller, 1846
  • Scoparia petrophila balcanica Rebel, 1917
  • Scoparia sudeticalis ab. luzialis Guenée, 1854

Eudonia sudetica is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

Etymology

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The species name sudetica means from Sudetes.

Distribution

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This species can be found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[1]

Description

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Eudonia sudetica has a wingspan of 17–21 mm.[2] The forewings are whitish with brown markings.

Biology

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The larvae live from October to May feeding on moss[2] on rocks or trees.[3]

Bibliography

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  • Zeller, P. C. (1839): Versuch einer naturgemäßen Eintheilung der Schaben. — Isis von Oken 1839 (3): 167-220. Leipzig

References

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  1. ^ "Eudonia sudetica (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea.
  2. ^ a b "Eudonia sudetica (Zeller, 1839)". Swedish Moths. Retrieved March 5, 2018. (in Swedish)
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Eudonia sudetica (Zeller, 1839)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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