Eudonia lineola

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.

Eudonia lineola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

The wingspan is 21–38 mm.[2] They are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on lichens, including Parmelia species.

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

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  3. UKmoths


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