Eudeilinia herminiata

Eudeilinia herminiata, the northern eudeilinia, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Newfoundland, south to Florida and west to Texas.[2] The habitat consists of deciduous woods and wood edges.

Eudeilinia herminiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Eudeilinia
Species:
E. herminiata
Binomial name
Eudeilinia herminiata
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Corycia hermineata Guenée, 1857
  • Corycia albata Guenée, 1857
  • Corycia biseriata Packard, 1873

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults have pure white wings, the wing markings limited to interrupted orange-yellow to brown antemedial and postmedial lines.[3] Adults are on wing from April to September in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on Cornus species.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eudeilinia herminiata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. "850021.00 – 6253 – Eudeilinia herminiata – Northern Eudeilinea Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. Pacific Northwest Moths
  4. McLeod, Robin (August 30, 2016). "Species Eudeilinia herminiata - Northern Eudeilinia - Hodges#6253". BugGuide. Retrieved August 14, 2018.


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