Eudonia lineola

Eudonia lineola
Scientific classification Edit this 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,[1] as well as in North Africa, including Morocco.

Description

The wingspan is 21–38 mm (0.83–1.50 in).[2] The forewings are narrow, white or whitish, partially irrorated with black. There is a blackish mark from the base of the costa. The lines are whitish, dark-edged, the first irregular, rather oblique, the second strongly sinuate. The orbicular and claviform are black, dot-like, the latter touching the first line. The discal mark is black and X-shaped; the subterminal is thick, white and touches the second in the middle. The hindwings are whitish-grey, terminally darker with a grey discal dot. The larva is olive-green with two whitish transverse marks on each segment. The dorsal line is fine and dark ; the spiracular grey. Spots, head, and plate of segment 2 are black.[3]

Behavior

They are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[4]

Figs. 7 larva after final moult 7a enlarged figure of two segments

The larvae feed on lichens, including Parmelia species.

Subspecies

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

Further reading

  • Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN 9780955108648

References

  1. ^ "Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827)". Fauna Europaea.
  2. ^ "Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827)". microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (1895). A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: MacMillan.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827)". UKmoths.


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