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Eudonia alpina

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Species of moth

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. It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Russia, Japan and North America, including Alaska, Alberta, Newfoundland, Minnesota, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

The larvae probably feed on mosses or lichens.

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. UKmoths
Taxon identifiers
Eudonia alpina


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